{"product_id":"the-beethoven-song-companion-9780719075711","title":"The Beethoven Song Companion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first full-length, published study of Beethoven's songs. All the composer's songs with piano are included, with full German texts and translations, together with comprehensive notes on the poetry and the music. The inclusion of unfinished songs gives a fascinating insight into Beethoven's compositional methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Reid's Beethoven Song Companion reveals not only Beethoven's indispensable achievements in Lieder, but also the broad range of his unrealised ambitions in the genre.  In sketching settings of many poems that he did not bring to musical completion (all of them documented here), the great composer emerges as a more fastidious song enthusiast than anyone has hitherto realised.  With the appearance of this book, a worthy 'prequel' to the Schubert Song Companion by Reid's mentor, the late John Reed, there is no longer any excuse to underestimate Beethoven's ability to write for the voice, and his crucial place in the history of song. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Barry Cooper\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Preface\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Songs\u003cbr\u003eThe Poets\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1 - Publication of the Songs\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2 - Der Gute Fürst\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndexes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037315203415,"sku":"9780719075711","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719075711.jpg?v=1750935267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-beethoven-song-companion-9780719075711","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}