Type: Book
by
- Hugo Wolf
Total of 90 songs by great 19th-century master of the genre. New Translations of German texts. Two celebrated collections of lieder by great 19th-century master of the genre. The Spanisches Liederbuch contains 44 songs, mostly religious or erotic. The Italienisches Liederbuch comprises 46 songs, set to anonymous Italian poems dating to 16th century and earlier. Reproduced from authoritative C. F. Peters edition. New translations of German texts.
HUGO WOLF
SPANISH AND ITALIAN
SONGBOOKS
In the opinion of many critics, Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) brought the 19th-century
German lied to its highest development. His more than 300 songs exhibit, in Donald
Jay Grout's words, an "infinite variety of fine psychological and musical details."
Wolf continued the German Romantic tradition of the solo song with piano
accompaniment, while, influenced by Wagner, he sought a new equality of
relationship between music and words. The result was an original and dramatic
fusion of music and poetry in which neither was sacrificed to the other.
This volume contains two of the composer's most celebrated song collections. The
Spanisches Liederbuch of 44 songs-largely religious or erotic-consists of settings
of translations from Cervantes, Lope de Vega and others. The Italienisches
Liederbuch comprises 46 songs, full of masterly invention, set to Paul Heyse's
polished translations of anonymous Italian poems dating back to the 16th century
and earlier.
Reproduced from an authoritative C. F. Peters edition, these songs include many
acknowledged masterpieces by a composer often compared to Schumann and
Schubert in the quality and quantity of his lieder. Now devotees of art songs,
admirers of Wolf's music, any music lover can enjoy 90 of his finest lieder
in this inexpensive edition and experience the "continuous discovery of new delights
that study of the scores can bring."
Unabridged Dover (1989) republication of Spanisches Liederbuch nach Heyse und
Geibel and Italienisches Liederbuch nach Paul Heyse, originally published by C. F.
Peters, Leipzig, n.d. New translations of German texts. 256pp. 9 3/8 X 12 1/4.
Paperbound.
Free Dover Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.
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