The Schubert reader : a life of Franz Schubert in letters and documents / by Otto Erich Deutsch ; translated by Eric Blom ; revised and augmented with a commentary by the author.
| Author/creator | Deutsch, Otto Erich editor. |
| Other author | Blom, Eric, 1888-1959 translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [1947] |
| Description | xxxii, 1039 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Franz Schubert, die Dokumente seines Lebens und Schaffens. English |
| Contents | Introductory notes. Austria and Vienna in Schubert's time ; Schubert's ancestors -- The documents. Prenatal records (1786-96) ; The life (1797-1828) ; Obituary notes (1828-39) -- Appendices. Iconography ; Schubert's lodgings in Vienna ; Schubert's income ; First performances of works by Schubert in his lifetime ; Lists of works published in Schubert's lifetime ; Dedications ; Personalia ; Bibliography ; Summary comparison between the German and the English editions -- List of Schubert's works mentioned in the book. |
| Abstract | Universally recognized as the foremost authority on Schubertian biography and bibliography, Professor Deutsch has collected in this volume more than 1200 documents relating to Schubert's life and work, with elaborate commentary on each. Over 150 other entries complete the biographical record. This book therefore constitutes a fuller biography of the composer than any that has ever been attempted. It is concerned entirely with actual events and records and undertakes no subjective presentation of Schubert as a personality nor any discussion of his work. Here are Schubert's letters, press notices, extracts from diaries, quotations from programs, official papers and all manner of other pertinent material. The result of this documentary biography is to give a more vivid and unbiased picture of the man and the artist than any other life could do. Here the facts speak for themselves and are for the first time gathered together as completely as they are known to exist, so that this work will henceforth form the basis of any future writings on Schubert either as a man or a composer. This book also contains a full and elaborate commentary giving details about persons and circumstances mentioned and offers a wealth of information on the music and musical life of the early 19th century and on the important composers of the time. |
| General note | London edition (J. M. Dent) has title: Schubert, a documentary biography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 962-965) and index. |
| LCCN | 47012315 |