Franz Peter Schubert (1797–1828)
Editions
- Schubert, Franz. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke. Editorial directors, Walther
Dorr and Arnold Feil, for the Internationale Schubert-Gesellschaft, Tübingen.
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1964–. No ISBN. M3 .S38.
In progress. Series 2, the stage works, has published Des Teufels Lustschloss
(1989; 2v.), Der vierjährige Posten(1992), Fernando (1992), Alfonso und
Estrella(1993–1995; 3v.), and Die Zauberharfe(1995). Each volume has a
full score, facsimiles, and critical comments in German only.
Collections of Essays
1645.Cambridge Companion to Schubert. Ed. Christopher Gibbs. New York: Cam-
bridge U.P., 1997. xii, 340p. ISBN 0-521-48229-1. ML410 .S3 C18.
Consists of 16 essays, just 1 on opera: Thomas Denny, “Schubert’s Operas:
The Judgment of History?” It includes program notes for Fierrabras.
1646.Schubert Studies: Problems of Style and Chronology. Ed. Eva Badura Skoda
and Peter Branscombe. New York: Cambridge U.P., 1982. xiv, 369p. ISBN
0-521-22606-6. ML410 .S3 S2996.
A collection of 14 essays, with only 1 general study of the operas: Elizabeth
Norman McKay, “Schubert as a Composer of Operas.” It deals with influ-
ences, genesis and reception, and gives plots with program notes.Biographies
- McKay, Elizabeth Norman. Franz Schubert: A Biography.New York: Oxford
U.P., 1996. xvi, 362p. ISBN 0-19-816523-4. ML410 .S3 M34.
A footnoted life and works, with program notes on the operas. With an indif-
ferent bibliography and a partly expansive index. McKay’s other book (next
entry) is preferable for information on the operas, but this one is a competent
background study.
Operas in General
- McKay, Elizabeth Norman. Franz Schubert’s Music for the Theater. Tutzing:
Schneider, 1991. 412p. ISBN 3-7952-0664-2. ML410 .S26 M14.
Genesis, reception, and program notes on the operas, with 89 musical exam-
ples. No footnotes; weak bibliography, name index. McKay’s dissertation also
dealt with the operas: “The Stage Works of Schubert, Considered in the
Framework of Austrian Biedermeier Society.” U. of Oxford, 1962. - Hoorickx, P. Reinhard van. “Les opéras de Schubert.” Revue belge de musi-
cologie28/30 (1974–1976): 238–259.
A list of the 10 complete operas and 11 that are incomplete, plus 16 arias. Brief
descriptive comments, with just two reference footnotes.
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