Ian Bostridge: 3 books

Schuberts Winterreise, vollendet in den letzten Monaten seines kurzen Lebens, ist eines der eindrucksvollsten und rätselhaftesten Meisterwerke der europäischen Kultur. Einst geschrieben für intime Gelegenheiten, füllt der Liederzyklus heute die größten Konzertsäle der Welt. Ian Bostridge, ein...

An exploration of the world’s most famous and challenging song cycle, Schubert's Winter Journey (Winterreise), by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themes—literary, historical, psychological—that weave through the twenty-four songs that make up this legendary masterpiece. Completed...

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...