Frauenliebe und Leben (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107002302)

Rufus Hallmark's book explores Robert Schumann's beloved yet controversial song cycle Frauenliebe und Leben and the poems of Adelbert von Chamisso on which it is based, setting them in the context of the challenges and social expectations faced by women in early nineteenth-century Germany. Hallmark provides the most extensive English-language study of Chamisso, a poet little known today outside Germany, including a biographical sketch and excerpts from his other poetry. He examines a range of poems about women, by Chamisso and others, and discusses the reception of the poetic and musical cycles, including illustrated editions, contemporary reviews, and other musical settings. Based on new studies of Schumann's manuscript sources and on comparative analyses of his songs and settings by Carl Loewe, Heinrich Marschner, Franz Lachner and others, Hallmark provides fresh musical and interpretive insights into each song.

Author: Rufus Hallmark
ISBN-10: 1107002303
ISBN-13: 9781107002302
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2014
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.20h x 6.80w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2016