Singing Schumann : an interpretive guide for performers / Richard Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Richard, 1926-2009, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 Songs.

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856--Criticism and interpretation.

Songs, German--Analysis, appreciation.

Songs, German.

Songs, German--History and criticism.

Local Subjects:

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 Songs.

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author reconsiders Schumann's early songs and takes a look at the middle and late "Lieder", giving new life as performance vehicles. The author presents a practical manual to help singers and pianists bring Schumann's "Lieder" to life.

Contents:

Why This Book Was Written; 1. Robert Schumann as Song Composer; 2. Performance Practices in the Schumann Lieder; 3. Liederkreis (Heine), Opus 24; 4. Myrten, Opus 25; 5. Kerner Lieder, Opus 35; 6. Reinick Lieder, Opus 36; 7. Ruckert Lieder (Zwolf Gedichte aus "Liebesfruhling"), Opus 37; 8. Liederkries (Eichendorff), Opus 39; 9. Funf Lieder (Andersen and Chamisso), Opus 40; 10. Frauenliebe and -leben, (Chamisso), Opus 42; 11. Dichterliebe (Heine), Opus 48; 12. Opus 45 and Opus 57; 13. Opus 53; 14. Some Other Early Lieder: Opuses 27, 30, 31, 49; 15. Opus 127 and Opus 142; 16. Opus 51; 17. Opus 64; 18. Opus 77; 19. Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Opus 79; 20. Opus 83 and Opus 87; 21. Sechs Gesange, Opus 89 (von der Neun), and Opus 90 (Lenau); 22. Drei Gesange (Byron), Opus 95, and Opus 96; 23. Lieder and Gesange aus Wilhelm Meister (Goethe), Opus 98a; 24. Sieben Lieder (Kulmann), Opus 104, Opus 107, and Vier Husarenlieder (Lenau), Opus 117; 25. Opus 119, Opus 125, and Maria Stuart Lieder, Opus 135; 26. Solos and Duets from the Ensemble Collections: Opuses 29, 34, 37, 43, 74, 78, 79, 101, 103, 112, 138; 27. Provenzalisches Lied, #4, Ballade, #7, Opus 139, and Der Contrabandiste, Opus 74, App

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786610845507

9780190292843

0190292849

9780197729120

0197729126

9781280845505

1280845503

9780198028000

0198028008

OCLC:

609831947