A woman's love and life
By: song cycle by Robert Schumann on eight poems by Adelbert von Chamisso ; newly translated by Michael Feingold ; interpreted by Joan Busing.
Contributors: Chamisso, Adelbert von, 1781-1838.; Busing, Joan.; Feingold, Michael.; Morris, Joan, 1943-; Bolcom, William.; Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.; Kelly, Jerry, 1955-; Carr, Dan, 1951-; Ferrari, Julia.; Keleher, Daniel.; Oppegard, Emily.; Medlicott, Susan.; Van Dyke, Marjorie.; Bourbeau, David.; Vincent Fitz Gerald & Company.; Wild Carrot Letterpress.; Allethaire Press.; Golgonooza Letter Foundry.; Thistle Bindery.
Publisher: Vincent Fitz Gerald & Co.
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Chamisso, Adelbert von, -- 1781-1838 -- Musical settings.; Song cycles -- Texts.; Women in literature.; Women in art.
Genres: Musical settings.; Texts.
Work titles: Frauenliebe und Leben.
Notes: Each poem is printed in English and German on successive pages of a folded sheet, with an illustration on the third page; the title page, preface, and colophon are printed on separate folded sheets.

Accompanied by a sound cassette of the song cycle sung in English by Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano, with William Bolcom, piano; recorded at Mohawk Trail Concerts, Greenfield, Mass., July 1, 1989 (in a pocket in the case).

Title sheet printed in red, silver, and blue.

Orange and blue decorated clamshell case with mounted title label.

"Type: Dan Carr, Julia Ferrari, Golgonooza Letter Foundry. Printing: Daniel Keleher, Wild Carrot Letterpress; Emily Oppegard, Susan Medlicott, Allethaire Press. Calligraphy: Jerry Kelly. Etching: Marjorie Van Dyke, Vincent Fitz Gerald, The Printmaking Workshop ... Binding: David Bourbeau, Thistle Bindery"--Colophon.

Limited ed. of 50 numbered copies signed by the translator and the artist.

Text in English and German; pref. in English.

Library's copy is no. 17.
Table of contents: value: Seit ich ihn gesehen; value: Er, der herrlichste von allen; value: Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben; value: Du Ring an meinem Finger; value: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern; value: Süsser Freund, du blickest; value: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust; value: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan.