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ROMANSER. 25 SWEDISH SONGS with Guide to Swedish Lyric Diction. Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, editor and translator. Gehrmans Musikförlag, 2013.
This beautiful volume of beautiful songs is one of the first of its kind-a small anthology of songs by Swedish composers compiled as an introduction to Swedish art song for singers interested in singing some different repertoire. The twenty-five songs represent thirteen composers from the late 19th to the late 20th centuries. In addition to the songs, the volume includes a short essay by editor Dr. Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, "Romanser: The Art Song of Sweden," in-depth notes on the composer and background of each...