The Penguin Book Of Lieder
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the intersection of poetry and music lies one of Western art's most intimate and searching forms — the German Lied — and The Penguin Book of Lieder stands as a landmark anthology that brings this tradition to English-speaking audiences with both scholarly rigour and lyrical sensitivity. Edited and translated by the distinguished scholar S.S. Prawer, the collection presents the canonical texts of the German Lied repertoire, from the Romantic masters Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Wolf, pairing the original German verse with facing English translations that honour both poetic and musical meaning. The anthology chronicles the rich literary sources behind the songs — Goethe, Heine, Mörike, and beyond — illuminating how great composers transformed lyric poetry into a new art form of extraordinary emotional depth. Prawer's editorial approach is both meticulous and humane, grounding each text within its historical and cultural moment while remaining accessible to the curious general reader as well as the seasoned musician. His translations argue for the inseparability of word and melody, demonstrating that the Lied is as much a literary achievement as a musical one. A work of enduring cultural significance, this anthology invites readers to ask: what happens when the perfect poem meets the perfect song?
Author: S.S. Prawer
Format: Paperback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the intersection of poetry and music lies one of Western art's most intimate and searching forms — the German Lied — and The Penguin Book of Lieder stands as a landmark anthology that brings this tradition to English-speaking audiences with both scholarly rigour and lyrical sensitivity. Edited and translated by the distinguished scholar S.S. Prawer, the collection presents the canonical texts of the German Lied repertoire, from the Romantic masters Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Wolf, pairing the original German verse with facing English translations that honour both poetic and musical meaning. The anthology chronicles the rich literary sources behind the songs — Goethe, Heine, Mörike, and beyond — illuminating how great composers transformed lyric poetry into a new art form of extraordinary emotional depth. Prawer's editorial approach is both meticulous and humane, grounding each text within its historical and cultural moment while remaining accessible to the curious general reader as well as the seasoned musician. His translations argue for the inseparability of word and melody, demonstrating that the Lied is as much a literary achievement as a musical one. A work of enduring cultural significance, this anthology invites readers to ask: what happens when the perfect poem meets the perfect song?