Type: Book
by
- Johannes Brahms
, Stanley Appelbaum
, trans
Nearly 60 lovely songs. Includes 15-song cycle "Die Schone Magelone," many others. New prose translations. Breitkopf & Hartel edition. A total of 113 songs in complete score by greatest lieder writer since Schubert. Volume I contains 55 songs: 15-song cycle Die Schone Magelone Liebestreu, Spanisches Lied; Volume II famous "Lullaby." Total of 448pp.
Johannes Brahms
COMPLETE SONGS
for Solo Voice and Piano
Series I
These songs are a source of endless delight, and when, as often happens, this beautifully polished musicianship is set alight with the glow of personal emotion, the results are of the highest and most lasting value.
-- GROVE'S DICTIONARY
Brahms's melodic gifts and genuine emotional response to poetry produced some of the finest German songs, equalling and occasionally surpassing Schubert in lyricism. Frequent performances and recordings of these songs continue to prove Brahms's lasting contribution to this domain, and create a need for authentic, accessible printed music. The finest complete musical transcript of Brahms, published by Breitkopf & Hartel (for whom Brahms worked as editor), is reproduced here--the authoritative texts with new translations of the lyrics.
This volume (Series I of the complete Dover Brahms songs, published in four volumes) contains Stanley Appelbaum's new literal prose translations of 55 songs, published between 1854-69, including the 15-song cycle Die schöne Magelone based on Tieck's novella (synopsis provided). Grove's Dictionary characterized this cycle as "full of very individual music, ranging in mood from the beautifully serene lullaby `Ruhe, Siissliebchen' to the rugged energy of `Verzweiflung,' and the splendidly broad opening melody of `Wie froh and frisch.' "Brahms found inspiration mainly in the German poets (with an occasional translation of the Persian Hafiz or the French poet-king Thibault IV) but his rhythms and melodies most often reflect his own complex personality rather than the conventional German folk-song style advocated by his fellow "nationalistic" composers.
In addition to the song texts, a translation of the original editor's commentary has been included, plus new listings of titles, opening lines, and poets. With this edition one may appreciate, play and sing Brahms's lieder from legible notation, printed with wide margins on strong opaque paper, bound for durability on the music stand. Nowhere else are the great songs of Brahms available to musicians, students and classical music lovers, at the lowest price and highest quality of design and reproduction.
Unabridged, expanded republication of Volume 23 of Johannes Brahms; Samtliche Werke; Ausgabe der Gessellscha f t der Musik f reunde in Wien, originally published by Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig, n.d. Editor's Commentary. 55 songs (Opp. 3, 6, 7, 14, 19, 32 and 33). Translations and glossary of German terms, list of poets, song titles, song openings prepared by Stanley Appelbaum. 224pp. 9 x 12. Paperbound.
ALSO AVAILABLE
COMPLETE SONGS FOR SOLO VOICE AND PIANO: SERIES II, Johannes Brahms. 58 songs (Opp. 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 57, 58, 59, 63). 224pp. 9 x 12. 23821-0 Pa.
COMPLETE SONGS FOR SOLO VOICE AND PIANO: SERIES III, Johannes Brahms. 64 songs (Opp. 69, 70, 71, 72, 84, 85, 86, 91, 94, 95, 96, 97). 224pp. 9 x 12. 23822-9 Pa.
COMPLETE SONGS FOR SOLO VOICE AND PIANO: SERIES IV, Johannes Brahms. 120 songs, including the 19 songs of Opp. 105, 106, 107 and 121. 240pp. 9 x 12. 23823-7 Pa.
(All volumes reproduced from the Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig, n.d. edition)
A DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE!
We have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are sewn in signatures, in the. method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out, as often happens with paperbacks held together with glue. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a permanent book.
Free Dover Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.
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