Complete Song Cycles: Die Schöne Müllerin, Die Winterreise, Schwanengesang (Dover Song Collections)

by Franz Peter Schubert, Henry S. Drinker (Translator), Eusebius Mandyczewski (Editor)

Here reprinted directly from the definitive Breitkopf & Härtel Schubert-Gesammtausgabe, are Schubert's three great song cycles. The directly appealing melodies, with their infinite variety and grace, and the highly evocative accompaniments, filled with graceful pianistic figures, lend these short masterpieces the rare distinction of encompassing greatness in a score of bars.
 
The songs of Franz Schubert stand out as the crowning achievement of the lieder tradition. This volume comprises the following universally known and beloved
 
Whether purely lyrical (as in "Wohin?") or creating revolutionary atmospheric effects (as in "Die Stadt" or "Der Doppelgänger"), all of these songs show the composer to sure and powerful advantage. In addition to the music and German texts, this volume also includes English translations of the texts by Henry S. Drinker, previously unavailable, that are especially designed to be sung to Schubert's melodies.

Dover publishes dozens of outstanding collections including staples of the classical repertoire, art songs — vocal music compositions usually written for one voice and piano accompaniment — and lieder — Romantic German poems set to music. We publish hundreds of scores and music books for players of all skill levels — piano, chorale, orchestral, opera, chamber music, miniature scores, original sheet music, sacred and secular music, and more — at the lowest prices in publishing today!  These are the finest quality, authoritative editions available for performers, music students, teachers, and scholars. Many are printed with lay-flat bindings, making them perfect for both performance and study.
 

Genres: Music, Scores

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1970

About the author

Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.

Although he died at the age of 31, Schubert was a prolific composer, having written some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music.

Appreciation of Schubert's music during his lifetime was limited, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, among others, discovered and championed his works in the 19th century.

Today, Schubert is seen as one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music and he remains one of the most frequently performed composers.