THE FISCHER-DIESKAU BOOK OF LIEDER

by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 16, 1977

The poem-texts of over 750 songs in German--and English translation--selected by the renowned baritone. No annotations, but an introductory essay, and indexes abounding. Goethe, Schiller, Heine, and Hesse figure among the lyricists while the composers include Brahms, Mahler, Schumann, and, above all, Schubert, whose songs are scrutinized by Fischer-Dieskau in Schubert's Songs, below.

Pub Date: March 16, 1977

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Knopf

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1977

Categories: NONFICTION