Schubert's Lieder and the Philosophy of Early German Romanticism

by Lisa Feurzeig

Overview

This study of Franz Schubert's settings of poetry by Friedrich Schlegel and Novalis introduces the fascinating world of early German Romanticism in the 1790s. Schubert's encounters with early Romantic poetry some twenty years later reanimated some of the movement's central ideas.Through exploration of Frühromantik ideas, along with their musical representations by Schubert, this book opens an intriguing world of thought. At the same time, Feurzeigh explores some of Schubert's little-known songs, which range from quirky to charming to exquisite.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472401298
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	02/28/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Lisa Feurzeig has written on vocal music of various kinds, from Wagner’s operas to Schubert’s Lieder, a German songbook of the Napoleonic era, and the Vienna Volkstheater. As a singer, she performs art song and chamber music. She is Professor of Music at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Berlin/Jena Romantics; Chapter 2 Case Study: “Die Berge” and Schubert as Abstract Thinker; Chapter 3 Early Romantic Hermeneutics; Chapter 4 Nature at Twilight: Schlegel’s and Schubert’s Abendröte; Chapter 5 Religion by Night: Schubert’s Novalis Settings; Chapter 6 Creation in the Forest: “Im Walde”;

Editorial Reviews

'...Feuerzeig’s Schubert’s Lieder and the Philosophy of Early Romanticism takes the more traditional path as a narrowly focused interpretation of a few works, while nevertheless implicitly making a bold assertion: that Schubert’s Lieder not only contain ideas, but substantial concepts grounded in philosophical issues...Feuerzeig asks, “What happens if we think what Schubert is thinking?” (xv). This simple question invites us to do a number of very complex things, all of which Feuerzeig enacts in her wide-ranging inquiry.' - James H. Donelan, European Romantic Review, 27:4

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