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Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession

Ian Bostridge

Draws on the author's first-hand experience with Franz Schubert's "Winterreise," his musical knowledge, and his training as a scholar to explore the meanings of the songs comprising this masterpiece, one of the greatest pieces of music ever written for the male solo voice.

Arts & CriticismArts & Criticism · medium confidenceArts & Criticism81 signalsLlm Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismOpen Library: Schubert, franz, 1797-1828 -> BiographyOpen Library: Music appreciation -> Arts & CriticismArt, Music & PerformanceEssays & Cultural CriticismTravel, Exploration & Place

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Duff Cooper Prize: History, Biography & Political Science2015WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Franz Schubert72%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.