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Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems
Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems

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Acknowledgements

This course was written by Dr Robert Philip.

This free course is an adapted extract from the course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism, which is currently out of presentation

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MacDonald, R.D. (trans), “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Faust”, Oberon Books, London 1988;

Wigmore, R. (trans), “Prometheus” and “Ganymed”, from “Schubert: the Complete Song Texts: Texts of the Lieder and Italian Songs with English Translations”, Gollancz, London, 1988

Franz Schubert, “Erlkönig”, first page of the fair copy sent to Goethe, 1816, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preuβischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung mit Mendelssohn-Archiv. Photo: Bildarchiv Preuβischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.

Plate 1 Moritz von Schwind, “An Evening at Josef von Spaun’s: Schubert at the Piano with the Operatic Baritone Johann Michael Vogl”, 1868, sepia drawing, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien. Photo: Bridgeman Art Library

Plate 2 Leopold Kupelwieser, “The Family of Franz von Schober playing Charades”, 1821, watercolour, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien. Photo: Bridgeman Art Library

Figure 1 Leopold Kupelwieser, “Franz Schubert”, 1821, pencil drawing, State Museum of Vienna. Photo: © Museen der Stadt Wien

Figure 2 Moritz von Schwind, “Schubert at the piano with the singer Johann Michael Vogl”, 1868, drawing, study for a “A Schubertiad at Ritter von Spaun’s”, location unknown. Photo: AKG Images, London

Figure 3 Attributed to Franz von Schober, “Vogl and Schubert Setting out to Fight and to Conquer”, c.1825, caricature, pencil, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien. Photo: AKG Images, London/ Erich Lessing

Figure 4 Franz Schubert, “Heidenröslein”, autograph score, 1815. Phot: Lund University Library, Sweden.

Figure 5 Franz Schubert, “Erlkönig”, first page of the fair copy sent to Goethe, 1816, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preuβischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung mit Mendelssohn-Archiv. Photo: Bildarchiv Preuβischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.

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