German Song Onstage

"German Song Onstage abounds with fresh insights, the result of asking new questions about German song—all based on meticulous research. . . . Such a publication, of intrinsic value in its own right, provides a timely reminder that there are always fresh ways to approach a subject we thought we knew all there was to know."—James Parsons, Professor of Music History , Missouri State University

"What emerges from [German Song Onstage] is a much fuller picture of historical lieder performance than has hitherto been available. Lieder is released from its patina of constraint back into the more fluid and flexible settings of the period which first produced it."—Susan Rutherford, Martin Harris School of Music and Drama, University of Manchester

"The essays herein should appeal to a wide range of readers from the informed concert-goer who enjoys vocal music to conservatory students to the professoriate who will appreciate the exemplary scholarly apparatus. The editors are to be commended for a fine compilation that will pique interest in discovering or re-visiting the wide range of German song repertoire and the acclaimed artists who presented these cultural offerings to the world."—Barry Zaslow, Miami University, Music Reference Services Quarterly

"This volume offers a multifaceted overview of the rich history of German song, and challenges contemporary performers and audiences, like Janus with a wide angle lens, to look at the totality oflieder's history to determine performance practice. It is highly recommended."—Debra Greschner, Journal of Singing

"The editors are to be commended for a fine compilation that will pique interest in discovering or re-visiting the wide range of German song repertoire and the acclaimed artists who presented these cultural offerings to the world."—Barry Zaslow - Miami University, Music Reference Services Quarterly