Book of Lieder, The

Richard Stokes & Ian Bostridge

ISBN 10: 0571224393 / ISBN 13: 9780571224395

Verlag: Faber and Faber, London, United Kingdom, 2005

Beschreibung

A collectors book for sure. This wonderful and handsome book from Faber has the original texts of over 1000 songs, chosen translated, and introduced, by Richard Stokes. The great Lieder singer, Ian Bostridge, has written a thought provoking foreword. A classic book, beautifully produced, and surely destined to become a sought after classic. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 004242

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Book of Lieder, The

Verlag: Faber and Faber, London, United Kingdom

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Einband: Cloth

Zustand: Both as New

Auflage: First Edition....

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Inhaltsangabe:

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 713 pages; Physical description. : xxii, 713 p. ; 24 cm. Subject: Songs, German - History and criticism. Songs, German - Texts. Lieder. Summary: This unique volume contains, in parallel translation, a thousand of the most frequently performed Lieder, both piano-accompanied and orchestral. Composers are arranged alphabetically, with their songs appearing under poet in chronological order of composition - thus allowing the reader to engage in depth with a particular poet and at the same time to follow the composer's development. Richard Stokes, whose work in this field is already widely acclaimed, provides illuminating short essays on each composer's approach to Lieder composition, as well notes on all the poets who inspired the songs. The volume is notable for the accuracy and elegance of its translations, and for its fidelity to the German verse: every care has been taken to print the words of the sung text, while adhering to the versification and punctuation of the original poem. Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann, Goethe, Heine and Morike are among the highlights of a book which, together with an illuminating foreword by Ian Bostridge, will be indispensable for every music lover.

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This unique volume contains, in parallel translation, a thousand of the most frequently performed Lieder, both piano-accompanied and orchestral. Composers are arranged alphabetically, with their songs appearing under poet in chronological order of composition - thus allowing the reader to engage in depth with a particular poet and at the same time to follow the composer's development. Richard Stokes, whose work in this field is already widely acclaimed, provides illuminating short essays on each of the fifty composers' approach to Lieder composition, as well as well as notes on all the poets who inspired the songs.

The volume is notable for the accuracy and elegance of its translations, and for its fidelity to the German verse: every care has been taken to print the words of the sung text, while adhering to the versification and punctuation of the original poem.

Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann, Goethe, Heine and Schiller are among the highlights of a book which illuminates one of the great musical traditions and will be an indispensable handbook for every music lover.