This reference book comprises individual studies of all of Schubert's solo, dramatic and multi-voice settings of Goethe's poems. Lorraine Byrne examines the myths that have evolved around these artists, and explores Schubert's reading and interpretation of Goethe's texts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Introduction; Perceptions of Goethe and Schubert: Goethe the musician?; Schubert, Goethe, and the development of the19th-century Lied; Schubert's Goethe Settings: The Sturm und Drang years; Goethe, Schubert and the Greeks; Lieder from the first Weimer decade; Songs of the classical years; Goethe and Schubert's volkstÿmliche Lieder; Goethe, Schubert and the ballad; Songs from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre: Mignons' Lieder; Songs from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre: The Harper's Lieder; Settings from Goethe's dramatic works; Goethe, Schubert and the sonnet; Settings from Goethe's West-östlicher Divan; Goethe, Schubert and the Singspiel; Goethe, Schubert and the choral tradition; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Discography; General index.
