Othmar Schoeck: Life and Works

by Chris Walton

Places the Swiss composer Schoeck, master of a late-Romantic style both sensuous and stringent, in context and gives insight into his increasingly popular musical works.

The work of the late-Romantic Swiss composer Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) has in recent years enjoyed a surge of interest. His 300 songs with piano accompaniment are now all on CD, as are his orchestral song cycles and five of his eight stage works. Yet despite an impressive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580463002
• ISBN13: 9781580463003
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"