With a foreword by the legendary accompanist, Gerald Moore, Eric
Sams' study (Faber 1961, revised 1983) is a notable landmark in the
establishment of Wolf as one of the supreme masters of German song.
Comprehensively revised and enlarged in 1983, the main subject
matter remains the 242 published songs that Wolf wrote for voice
and piano, though the Ibsen songs for voice and orchestra are also
discussed.
English translations are provided and the backgrounds to the
original poems by Morike, Eichendorff and Goethe, as well as the
Italian and Spanish sources from which the songbooks were drawn,
are fully explored. Each song is dated, its keys identified and
vocal range determined.
'This is the most important book in the English language on the
songs of Hugo Wolf since Ernest Newman proclaimed the composer's
genius in 1907 . . . To the English-speaking student this work is a
treasure to which he will find himself returning again and again:
it is indispensable to those of us anxious to gain a deeper
knowledge of Wolf.' Gerald Moore
General
Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2008 |
First published: |
August 2008 |
Authors: |
Eric Sams
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
414 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-24219-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
LSN: |
0-571-24219-7 |
Barcode: |
9780571242191 |
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