Goethe and Schubert: the unseen bond - K.S.Whitton - 1999
Franz Schubert set 80 of Goethe's poems to music; the resulting lieder
are masterpieces of the song literature. Whitton discusses the cultural
background of the era, describing Goethe's interest in music and
musicians, and Schubert's surprisingly wide knowledge of contemporary
literature. Each of the songs is treated, with translation and
discussion of the background of both text and music.
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