Cambridge Companion to Schubert's 'Winterreise'

Organized in five parts, this Companion enhances understanding of Schubert''s Winterreise by approaching it from multiple angles. Part I examines the political, cultural, and musical environments in which Winterreise was created. Part II focuses on the poet Wilhelm Müller, his 24-poem cycle Die Winterreise, and changes Schubert made to it in fashioning his musical setting. Part III illuminates Win...