Singing Schumann

To restrict performance of the Schumann Lieder to the "familiar forty" is to deprive the singer and pianist of a major reservoir of superior song. Thus Singing Schumann not only takes an in-depth look at the widely performed middle and late Lieder, it also fully reconsiders the early songs. Offering the same readability and informed insights in this volume that distinguished his acclaimed On the Art of Singing (OUP 1996), Miller presents a practical manual to help singers and pianists bring Robert Schumann's Lieder to life in performance. He also provides cogent suggestions for interpretation of all of Schumann's solo and duet songs, useful pointers that are grounded in a thorough understanding of Schumann's compositional style and its full historical background.

In addition to his long and distinguised performance career, Richard Miller is internationally known for master classes in systematic voal technique and artistic interpretation. He is both Director and Professor at the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center at Oberlin College, and has also written several books and articles.

- Why This Book Was Written
- 1: Robert Schumann as Song Composer
- 2: Performance Practices in the Schumann Lieder
- 3: Liederkreis (Heine), Opus 24
- 4: Myrten, Opus 25
- 5: Kerner Lieder, Opus 35
- 6: Reinick Lieder, Opus 36
- 7: Rückert Lieder (Zwölf Gedichte aus "Liebesfrühling"), Opus 37
- 8: Liederkries (Eichendorff), Opus 39
- 9: Fünf Lieder (Andersen and Chamisso), Opus 40
- 10: Frauenliebe and -leben, (Chamisso), Opus 42
- 11: Dichterliebe (Heine), Opus 48
- 12: Opus 45 and Opus 57
- 13: Opus 53
- 14: Some Other Early Lieder: Opuses 27, 30, 31, 49
- 15: Opus 127 and Opus 142
- 16: Opus 51
- 17: Opus 64
- 18: Opus 77
- 19: Liederalbum für die Jugend, Opus 79
- 20: Opus 83 and Opus 87
- 21: Sechs Gesänge, Opus 89 (von der Neun), and Opus 90 (Lenau)
- 22: Drei Gesänge (Byron), Opus 95, and Opus 96
- 23: Lieder and Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister (Goethe), Opus 98a
- 24: Sieben Lieder (Kulmann), Opus 104, Opus 107, and Vier Husarenlieder (Lenau), Opus 117
- 25: Opus 119, Opus 125, and Maria Stuart Lieder, Opus 135
- 26: Solos and Duets from the Ensemble Collections: Opuses 29, 34, 37, 43, 74, 78, 79, 101, 103, 112, 138
- 27: Provenzalisches Lied, #4, Ballade, #7, Opus 139, and Der Contrabandiste, Opus 74, App.