Editorische Probleme des vertonten Textes in Anton Weberns George-Vertonungen: Beispiele zur aktuellen Arbeit an der Anton Webern Gesamtausgabe

In his songs composed on poems by Stefan George Anton Webern first adopted spelling peculiarities in these texts in the manuscripts prior to publication. Later and particularly in prints the spelling was normalized by Webern or with his agreement. The projected historical-critical edition of early versions and the unpublished songs during Webern’s lifetime within the Anton Webern Gesamtausgabe (Basel) faces specific problems in this context due to the inconsistent and sometimes ambiguous adoption of the characteristics in George’s spelling in the sources. In some cases even deciphering the reading of a single capital or lowercase letter would be an interpretation or would have to be based on interpretations of other passages in the same or other songs.