An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, schuberts winter journey winterreise, by a leading. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Let us summarise the narrative line that we have followed through the poems of the second section. Schuberts manuscript tells us he began this symphony on may 24, the same day he wrote a piece for female chorus and horns. Schuberts summer journey, a miniseries of six concerts curated by the eminent pianist emanuel ax, is under way at tanglewood. Whenever you play your favorite online game, beware. As one of the cycles most distinguished interpreters over the twenty last years, bostridge has performed the cycle. Winterreise song cycle is presented in terms of singability and intelligibility. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge one of the works finest interpreters focusses on the context, resonance and personal significance of a work which is possibly the greatest landmark in the history of lieder. Winterreise is perhaps the greatest song cycle ever written. Franz schubert set to music the evocative poetry of his contemporary, german lyricist, wilhelm muller.
A winter journey in poetry, image, and song by muller, wilhelm,schubert, franz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Franz schuberts winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in. Opera north announces the appointment of aleksandar markovic as its next music director, effective with the 20162017 season. Schuberts winterreise susan youens, wilhelm muller. Schuberts winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in western culture.
A new pandemic the perma effect has taken over earth of the near future. This unique multimedia volume brings together the achievements of schubert and muller with new interpretations by present day musicians, scholars. Schuberts winter journey by ian bostridge should not be overlooked. Bostridge tells the reader he is not a musicologist. Schuberts winter journey allows ian bostridge to obsess caspar david friedrichs winter landscape with church ruins is used by the singer ian bostridge in his book on. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Winterreise winter journey is a song cycle for voice and piano by franz schubert d. An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging.
Often there are worries such as loss of identity, obsession with survival matters, as well as the fact that their families put additional strain in their behaviour. If you want a glimpse into the german soul, best start with franz schuberts winterreise. Ian bostridges schuberts winter journey examines the. Posted on april 2, 2015 april 2, 2015 by emr2015 posted in book tagged. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge one of the works finest interpreters focusses on the. The richness and relevance of schubert the new yorker.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Franz schuberts winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in western culture. It is a heartrending portrayal of a winter journey through longing and resignation. Haydn, mozart and beethoven, but schubert is the only one who was born in vienna. Read schuberts winter journey anatomy of an obsession by dr ian bostridge, cbe available from rakuten kobo. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge proves to be one of the most impressive writers among musical performers, as erudite and vivid as he is entertaining. A case study approach from a qualitative analysis in greece. An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, schuberts winter journey winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themesliterary, historical, psychologicalthat weave through the twentyfour songs that make up this legendary masterpiece. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge one of the works finest interpreters focusses on the context, resonance.
This winter journey is not just the hamlet of german art song, or lieder 70 minutes of singer. The romance of obsession in schuberts winter journey. Anatomy of an obsession is bostridges own thirty year obsession with winterreise, the german title of the song cycle. It is a heartrending portrayal of a winter journey full of misery and woe. International praise for schuberts winter journey enthralling. Bostridge is also the author of schuberts winter journey, anatomy of an obsession, an insightful and gracefully written work on winterreise that positions bostridge as a leading authority on the work. His obsession reaches out to the mind and heart of the reader, ensuring a much deeper response to. Drawing equally on his vast experience performing this work, on his musical knowledge, and on his. Winterreise has done its work on the imagination and nerves of tenor ian bostridge, over a long period bostridge estimates that he has sung the cycle at least a hundred times, a passion distilled into schuberts winter journey. Anatomy of an obsession, a diverting, deceptively digressive tour. Franz peter schubert 31 january 1797, vienna 19 november 1828, vienna was an austrian composer.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. It seemed like a good opportunity to speak to a wider audience about a book that has gotten a lot of media attention. The situation in question caused by insecure events taking place after. An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, schuberts winter journey winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work who teases out the themesliterary, historical, psychologicalthat weave through the twentyfour songs that make up this legendary masterpiece. Schuberts winter journey by ian bostridge should not be. Schuberts winter journey ian bostridge ebok 9780571282821. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge, an english tenor, takes readers through in 1828, franz schubert, one of viennas most celebrated composers, wrote a cycle of songs called winterreise, or winter journey, the lyrics of. Ian bostridge is announced as the winner of the 60th pol roger duff cooper prize for nonfiction writing, for his book schuberts winter journey. Winterreise has done its work on the imagination and nerves of tenor ian bostridge, over a long period, a passion distilled into schuberts winter journey.
Celia sgroi franz peter schubert 17971828 received particular emphasis, or why a line or a stanza received the treatment it had from the composer or perform. Anatomy of an obsession kindle edition by ian bostridge. The purpose of this website is to make available to the world an english translation of schuberts song cycle winterreise winter journey. Schuberts winter journey is rangy, with bostridge ruminating on ideas and individuals as disparate as german nationalism, bob dylan, paul auster, and early conceptions of the ice age. The first song gute nacht from schuberts winterreise winter journey, performed by jan willem westerhuis, baritone and lodewijk crommelin, piano. Sarahs music schuberts winter journey reknowned lieder duo ian bostridge and julius drake share with sarah their insiders look at franz schuberts famous song cycle winter journey. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle schuberts winter journey winterreise by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themesliterary, historical, psychologicalthat weave through the twentyfour songs that make up this legendary masterpiece. Although he died at the age of 31, he composed over one thousand pieces of music. During the course of ian bostridges very personal take on schuberts winterreise, i began to wonder exactly what the obsession was he was anatomising. There were other great composers who lived and worked in vienna. He had finished a one wrote several more choral works and a number of songs. However, since he has immersed himself in the piece for so long, he knows the cycle intimately.
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