Schubert's Goethe Settings

This reference book comprises individual studies of all of Schubert's solo, dramatic and multi-voice settings of Goethe's poems. Lorraine Byrne examines the myths that have evolved around these artists, and explores Schubert's reading and interpretation of Goethe's texts.

Lorraine Byrne Bodley was awarded a PhD in 1999 by University College, Dublin. In 2001 she was awarded the Goethe Prize from the English Goethe Society, King's College London. She is now Lecturer in the Department of Music at the National University of Ireland Maynooth.

Contents: Introduction; Perceptions of Goethe and Schubert: Goethe the musician?; Schubert, Goethe, and the development of the19th-century Lied; Schubert's Goethe Settings: The Sturm und Drang years; Goethe, Schubert and the Greeks; Lieder from the first Weimer decade; Songs of the classical years; Goethe and Schubert's volkstÃ-mliche Lieder; Goethe, Schubert and the ballad; Songs from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre: Mignons' Lieder; Songs from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre: The Harper's Lieder; Settings from Goethe's dramatic works; Goethe, Schubert and the sonnet; Settings from Goethe's West-östlicher Divan; Goethe, Schubert and the Singspiel; Goethe, Schubert and the choral tradition; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Discography; General index.