Susan Youens

Susan Youens's Retracing a Winter's Journey is the most successful and appealing of the various recent studies of Winterreise. Youens is a true Schubertian, able to find the subtlety of the... — Music and Letters More…

This well-indexed volume...will appeal to students and scholars at the upper-division undergraduate level and above, performers, Wolf devotees, and song-literature lovers — Choice More…

Youens's book contains useful studies of four poets whom Schubert chose to set. They lend depth to our understanding of the literary culture in which Schubert lived, bringing back to life poets... — The Times More…

Following the successful format of the previous books, she brings together a wealth of knowledge of political and social history, literary imagery, art and drama with the authoritative musical... — American Music Teacher More…

This well-indexed volume...will appeal to students and scholars at the upper-division undergraduate level and above, performers, Wolf devotees, and song-literature lovers — Choice More…

Following the successful format of the previous books, she brings together a wealth of knowledge of political and social history, literary imagery, art and drama with the authoritative musical... — American Music Teacher More…

Youens is undoubtedly well attuned to Schubert's musical language and reading this book ... will help scholars and listeners see and hear more in even the most deceptively simple of Schubert's... — The Schubertian More…