Centro Studi Eric Sams

Eric Sams

Collected Essays and Reviews
on Music, on Shakespeare, on Cryptography

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WORKS ON MUSIC I

a) Books b) Contributions to books and series c) Essays d) Articles, work-lists

e) Music editions f) Opera reviews g) Song translations

next h) Reviews

a) BOOKS

1. The Songs of Hugo Wolf, Methuen 1961, Eulenburg 2/1983, 3/1992 [pp. xii, 401; ISBN 0 903873 32 X] [1] [2] [3]

2. The Songs of Robert Schumann, Methuen 1969, Eulenburg 2/1975, 3/1993 [pp. xii, 292; ISBN 0 903873 18 4] [1] [2] [3]

3. Brahms Songs, BBC 1972, 2/1980 [pp. 68; ISBN 0 563 10431 7] [1] [2] [3]

(French trans., Les Lieder de Johannes Brahms, Actes Sud 1989; Italian trans. Introduzione ai Lieder di Brahms, Analogon 2008)

4. The Songs of Johannes Brahms, Yale 2000 [pp. xii, 370; ISBN 0 300 07962 1] [1] [2] [3]

b) CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS AND SERIES

1. The Songs in Schumann: The Man & His Music, ed. A. Walker, 1972 (pp. 120-161) [.PDF]* [1]

2. Schumann and the Tonal Analogue, id. (pp. 390-405) [See also c8 and n8.2]

3. Schubert work-list, in The New Grove Schubert (with M. J. Brown), Norton 1980 (pp.106-165) [see also d5 [1]

4. Wolf, in The New Grove Late Romantic Masters, Norton 1980 (see also d8, below)

5. Schumann Interview to Eric Sams* (2 oct. 1988) by John C. Tibbetts, in The World of Robert Schumann Series

� John C. Tibbetts 2004 [in: www.johnctibbetts.com/World of Robert Schumann/assets/intvw_sams.htm]

c) ESSAYS (MT = Musical Times)

1. Schumann�s year of song, MT 1965 [.PDF]*

2. Did Schumann use Ciphers?, MT 1965 [.PDF]* and Letters and Comments

(German trans. Hat Schumann in seinen Werken Chiffren benutzt?, Neue Zeitschrift f�r Musik, 1966)

3. The Schumann Ciphers, MT 1966 [.PDF]*

4. The Schumann Ciphers: a coda, MT 1966 [.PDF]*

5. Why Florestan and Eusebius?, MT 1967 [.PDF]*

6. Freud's Theory of Art (Review of An anatomy of musical criticism, by Alan Walker)*, MT 1967 [see also o8.1]

7. Politics, Literature, People � in Schumann�s op.136, MT 1968 [.PDF]*

8. The Tonal Analogue in Schumann�s music, Royal Musical Association 1969-70

9. Elgar�s cipher Letter to Dorabella, MT 1970 [.PDF]*

10 Variations on an original theme (Enigma), MT 1970 [.PDF]* and Letters to the Editor

11. Elgar�s Enigmas, MT 1970 [.PDF]* and Letters to the editor

12. Elgar's cipher table, 1970-1 - previously unpublished [.PDF]*

13. A Schumann Primer?, MT 1970 [.PDF]*

14. Brahms and his Musical Love-Letters, MT 1970 [.PDF]

15. Brahms and his Clara-Themes, MT 1971 [.PDF]*

16. Schumann�s Hand injury, MT 1971 [.PDF]*

17. Schumann�s Hand injury - Some further evidence, [.PDF] MT 1972*

18. Schumann and Faust, MT 1972 [.PDF]*

19. Zwei Brahms-R�tsel, �sterreichische Musikzeitschrift 1972 [.PDF]

20. Von ewiger Liebe, Neue Zeitschrift f�r Musik 1972 [see 19 above]

21. Notes on a Magic Horn, MT 1974 [.PDF]* and Letter to the Editor (Footnotes on a Magic Horn), 1975

22. Literary Sources of Hugo Wolf�s String Quartets, Musical Newsletter 1974*

23. Peter Cornelius, MT 1974 [.PDF]*

24. Homage to Eduard M�rike, MT 1975 [.PDF]*

25. Eduard Hanslick. The perfect anti-Wagnerite, MT 1975 [.PDF]*

26. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), New Statesman 1976 [.PDF]*

27. E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1776-1822, MT 1976 [.PDF]

28. Schubert�s piano duets, MT 1976 [.PDF]*

29. Notes on a Magic Flute. The origins of the schubertian Lied, MT 1978 [.PDF]

30. Schubert and OED2, MT 1979 [.PDF]

31. Schubert�s Illness Re-examined MT 1980 [.PDF]*

32. Elgar's Enigmas, Music and Letters 1997 [.PDF]*

d) ARTICLES, WORK-LISTS

1. "Ballad", � 2 in New Grove 1980/R 2001 (with G. Johnson)

2. "Cryptography, musical", in New Grove 1980/R 2001 [�Crittografia musicale�]

3. �Hanslick, Eduard�, in New Grove 1980

4. �M�rike, Eduard�, id. [Eduard M�rike]

5. �Schubert work-list�, id./R 2001

6. �Schumann work-list�, id./R 2001 [Excerpt: Catalogue of the Songs]

7. �The Romantic Lied", � 4 (pp. 838-844) di "Lied", id. (/R 2001 with G. Johnson)

8. �Wolf� e �Wolf work-list�, id.*

9. �Wolf� in Dizionario della Musica e dei Musicisti, UTET (1/2)

[10. Catalogue of Brahms Songs, edited by the Centro Studi, from E.S.'s writings]

e) MUSIC EDITIONS (Pref., Introd., Commentary)

1. Schumann: Cello-Konzert op.129, ed. by Max Hochklofer (Foreword by E.S.*), Eulenburg 1971

2. Schumann: Papillons op.2 (Introd. and Commentary by E.S.) 1994-6 (unpubd.)

(forthcoming English/Italian edition, Analogon 2008)

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f) OPERA REVIEWS (New Statesman, if not otherwise stated)

1. Mara, MT, Feb. 1966

2. Macbeth, Oct. 1976

3. Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Eine Nacht in Venedig, Dec. 1976

4. Troilus and Cressida, Nov. 1976

5. Cos� fan tutte, Nov. 1976

6. Falstaff, Jun. 1977

7. The Fairy Queen, Jun. 1977

8. The Pirates, Jul. 1977

9. The Ice Break, Jul. 1977

10. Die schweigsame Frau, Jul. 1977

11. Don Giovanni, The Rake�s Progress, Aug. 1977

12. Der Ring des Nibelungen, Sept. 1977

13. La Vie Parisienne, La Boh�me, Sept. 1977

14. Maria Callas, Sept. 1977**

15. Tosca, Don Carlos, Werther, Oct. 1977

16. Blue Murder, Nov. 1977

17. Aci e Galatea, Ezio, Euryanthe, Salome, Nov. 1977

18. Lohengrin, Nov. 1977

19. Macbeth, Le Nozze di Figaro, Dec. 1977

20. Muzio Scevola, Die Zauberfl�te, Il Trovatore, Dec. 1977

21. The Creation, Maria Stuarda, Dalibor, Orpheus in the Underworld, Jan. 1978

22. Die Fledermaus, From the House of the Dead, Jan. 1978

23. Duke Bluebeard�s Castle, Gianni Schicchi, The Lambton Worm, Feb. 1978

24. Idomeneo, Mar. 1978

25. Kiss me, Kate, Times Literary Supplement, Feb. 1987

26. High Society, TLS, Mar. 1987

28. K�nigskinder, TLS, Feb. 1992

g) SONG TRANSLATIONS

1. Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang (previously unpublished)

2. Franz Schubert: 18 ausgew�hlte Lieder (previously unpublished)

3. Robert Schumann: 246 Lieder (see a.2)

4. Johannes Brahms: 204 Lieder (see a.4)

5. Hugo Wolf: 245 Lieder (see a.1)

6. Selected Songs (previously unpublished)

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