Schubert's Winter Journey
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Schubert's Winter Journey

Anatomy of an Obsession

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eBook - ePub

Schubert's Winter Journey

Anatomy of an Obsession

About this book

Franz Schubert's Winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in Western culture. In his new book, Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession, Ian Bostridge - one of the work's finest interpreters - focusses on the context, resonance and personal significance of a work which is possibly the greatest landmark in the history of Lieder. Drawing equally on his vast experience of performing this work (he has performed it more than a hundred times), on his musical knowledge and on his training as a scholar, Bostridge unpicks the enigmas and subtle meaning of each of the twenty-four songs to explore for us the world Schubert inhabited, bringing the work and its world alive for connoisseurs and new listeners alike. Originally intended to be sung to an intimate gathering, performances of Winterreise now pack the greatest concert halls around the world.

Though not strictly a biography of Schubert, Schubert's Winter Journey succeeds in offering an unparalleled insight into the mind and work of the great composer.

'Usually great singers cannot explain what they do. Ian Bostridge can. Whether or not you know Schubert's 'Winter Journey', the book is gripping because it explains, in probing, simple words, how a doomed love is transformed into art.' Richard Sennett

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9780571282821
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Classical Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Landing Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1: Gute Nacht ¡ Good Night
  8. 2: Die Wetterfahne ¡ The Weathervane
  9. 3: Gefrorne Tränen ¡ Frozen Tears
  10. 4: Erstarrung ¡ Frozen Stiff
  11. 5: Der Lindenbaum ¡ The Linden Tree
  12. 6: Wasserflut ¡ Flood
  13. 7: Auf dem Flusse ¡ On the Stream
  14. 8: Rßckblick ¡ Backwards Glance
  15. 9: Irrlicht · Will-o’-the-Wisp
  16. 10: Rast ¡ Rest
  17. 11: Frßhlingstraum ¡ Dream of Spring
  18. 12: Einsamkeit ¡ Loneliness
  19. 13: Die Post ¡ The Post
  20. 14: Der greise Kopf · The Old Man’s Head
  21. 15: Die Krähe ¡ The Crow
  22. 16: Letzte Hoffnung ¡ Last Hope
  23. 17: Im Dorfe ¡ In the Village
  24. 18: Der stßrmische Morgen ¡ The Stormy Morning
  25. 19: Täuschung ¡ Delusion
  26. 20: Der Wegweiser ¡ The Signpost
  27. 21: Das Wirtshaus ¡ The Inn
  28. 22: Mut ¡ Courage
  29. 23: Die Nebensonnen ¡ The Mock Suns
  30. 24: Der Leiermann ¡ The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
  31. Aftermath
  32. Bibliography
  33. Illustration Credits
  34. A Note on the Type
  35. About the Author
  36. By the Same Author
  37. Copyright

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