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PREFACE
My book on the singing of Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert has been in print for about two years and has probably attracted more attention than any other work of mine. When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would be such a success. But success, even of this kind, cannot have been without some basis. It was clear to me that the Schumann Lieders of many singers, apart from their intrinsic value, were good on the score. Their interest in this composer did not seem to have been fully satisfied by the "Schumann Centenary Song Books," which had been written in honour of this composer. I thought that a booklet of songs would probably be welcomed by Schumann's public. But the book was not published during Schumann's centenary. And because of the unexpected success of my book, it was published in the centenary year of Schubert. It may be that the release of my book helped to inspire renewed interest in Schumann. The book has been received with praise in the press. Readers who can judge sing for themselves, have found my book so enjoyable that I cannot doubt its value for them. I will not say that it can always be recommended for every library, but it is surely of some value.
I have no pretensions to being a Schumann scholar. I have written this book in the hope of making my own impressions accessible to a wide public. I will simply say what I thought was important in the songs of Schumann and Schubert, and I will try to explain my reasons for thinking so. I have also tried to make the notes easy to understand. But I can only regret that I have no background in the other subjects that I have dealt with.
I owe a special debt to the musicians who have lent me their help in making this book possible. I have first of all to thank Miss Clara Marten, who was with me at the beginning of the Schumann centenary, and who wrote most of the notes in my booklet of Songs of Schumann. We have now completed the first volume of the three that will make a complete cycle of the composer's song cycles. I have also to thank the singers who recorded their songs for me 3125841983
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