Description: This book challenges the assumption that Franz Schubert (1797-1828), best known for the lyricism of his songs, symphonies and chamber music, lacked comparable talent for drama.
Brief description: SUSAN WOLLENBERG is Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Oxford, as well as Emeritus Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall.
Review Quotes: Correcting the record when it comes to Schubert's supposed lack of success in musical drama... the editors seek to highlight Schubert's innovations in theatrical composition, shed new light on those of Schubert's lieder that have special claims on drama, and elucidate his unique approaches to drama in instrumental music... should interest musicologists, theorists, and performers alike, contains many valuable new insights into Schubert's music, an oeuvre that cannot be so easily pinned down by any traditional aesthetic category.-- "JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR MUSICOLOGY IN IRELAND"