Lieder Volume 1 High Voice & Piano: Hohe Stimme / High Voice, Vocal and Piano

Schubert lieder for discerning musicians. The New Schubert Edition is the only scholarly-critical edition that will, once completed, include Franz Schubert's lieder in their entirety. In response to the rising expectations of performers and listeners alike, all the lieder will be published over the next few years in performing editions containing the text of Walther Dürr, the eminent Schubert scholar and former Managing Editor of the New Schubert Edition.Includes the definitive musical text from the New Schubert EditionNewly engraved with a spacious appearance and larger format (23 x 30 cm)Ideal page turnsEditorial decisions andconflicting readings from main sources are now identified in this performing editionAlternative versions are reproduced in the appendixIntroduction by Walther Dürr focuses on peculiarities in the genesis and performance history of each lied and provides solid information on performance practiceAdopts straightforward ordering principle from the New Schubert Edition: first by opus number, then in chronological orderComplete transposition into three vocal registers finally allows every singer to work with the latest findings of Schubert scholarshipIncludes English translations of the lieder texts by Richard WigmoreThe edition is scheduled to consists of 13 volumes. Each volume will appear in three editions; one for high voice, one for middle voice and one for low voice.