About robert schumann 1810 1856 and the song cycle schumann was born in june 1810 in the town of zwickau in modern southeastern germany. Also like the first cycle, it combines songs for solo voices with duets and quartets. Johannes brahms liebeslieder waltzes liebesliederwalzer are distributed across two opus numbers. Schumanns second thoughts had both their pros and cons and it is easy to.
Translation for liebeslieder in the free germanenglish dictionary and many other english translations. He incorporated knowledge of poetry and literature, folk song and history into his compositions. Contextual translation of liebeslieder walzer into english. Robert alexander schumann spanische liebeslieder, for. Spanische liebeslieder, op 8 hyperion records cds, mp3. Schumann spanische liebeslieder spanische liederspiel music. However, instead of solo piano this set is scored for piano duet a device johannes brahms. The two cycles were called the spanisches liederspiel spanish.
Robert schumanns gorgeous spanish song cycles for mixed. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Geibel never traveled to spain, but began his poetic career by translating greek and latin poetry into german, then. Liebeslieder walzer love song waltzes, 18 songs for chorus 4 part voices and piano 4hands, op. Manchmal wunsche ich mir, du warst mir einfach egal dann warst du nur ein name, nur irgend. The year 1849 alone dubbed by schumann the most fruitful of my life should give the lie to the old saw that his lyric genius declined irredeemably after the early 1840s. Contextual translation of liebeslieder into english. Incidentally, the spanische liebeslieder have the same combination of vocal quartet and piano fourhands as brahms liebeslieder waltzes of 1870 and 1875, but for those who find the latter works a bit cloyingly sweet after awhile in their harmonies and waltz rhythms, the schumann cycle will surely be refreshing, with its five solo songs, a. Along with the spanisches liederspiel, the same artists soprano, mezzo, tenor and bassbaritone, with two pianists also recorded the almost as exuberant songs comprising the spanische liebeslieder op. Like heine, schumann was pushed to study law in his case at leipzig and heidelberg and like heine, schumann abandoned a lawyers life to pursue a creative career, in his case as a composer, pianist and music critic. The spanische liebeslieder is essentially a work in g minor six out of ten numbers with episodes in the.
This opus is the second of robert schumann s two song cycles based on spanish folksongs, and, like the first spanisches liederspiel, opus 74, it was drawn from a collection of german translations by emanuel geibel. The tempo for the opening number of the first liebeslieder set is faster than usual, making it more vigorous than elegant, but there is support for this approach in the text. Spaanse liefdesliederen lau kanen english translation. Robert schumann, johannes brahms, and the other leading romantic. Translation of keine liebeslieder by revolverheld from german to spanish. Johannes brahms was born in 18 in hamburg, germany.
Texts and translations for dichterliebe by heinrich heine. By his own admission letter to kistner, 30 april 1849 schumann had found the rejected items from that cycle nos. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. Liebeslied en espanol diccionario alemanespanol glosbe. Liebeslieder walzer new york city ballet official site. The program has several excerpts from these cycles, including a. Schumann was writing a good deal of music for piano, fourhands.
Spanisches liederspiel, op 74 schumann from cdj33106. German words with english translation and program notes in containers. Incidentally, the spanische liebeslieder have the same combination of vocal quartet and piano fourhands as brahms liebeslieder waltzes of 1870 and 1875, but for those who find the latter works a bit cloyingly sweet after awhile in their harmonies and waltz rhythms, the schumann cycle will surely be refreshing, with its five solo songs, a prelude and interlude for pianists alone, two duets, and one quartet to end the work. Robert schumann was a german composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the romantic era. It was performed live at the verbier festival in the swiss alps in july 2003, but the cd recording was released only this year.
Opus 52 listening guide liebeslieder waltzes for vocal. Werner gura, marlis petersen and others harmonia mundi it is hard to imagine a more inspired contribution to the hitherto subdued schumann anniversary. For this twopart ballet of waltzes for piano duet and vocal quartet set to poems by friedrich daumer and one, the last, set. The setting for vocal quartet with piano duet accompaniment was unusual, but had a precedent in a late robert schumann work. This opus is the second of robert schumanns two song cycles based on spanish folksongs, and, like the first spanisches liederspiel, opus 74, it was drawn from a collection of german translations by emanuel geibel. The lyrics for the liebeslieder come from georg friedrich daumers polydora, a collection of folk songs and love poems while there is no concrete record. Set in an elegantly appointed ballroom to 33 brahms waltzes with onstage singers, liebeslieder walzer is a lyrical and intimate twopart ballet that finds its four couples in the midst of their affection an intimate joy for waltz lovers and classical music devotees. The program has several excerpts from these cycles, including a song in which the urgency of a midnight getaway is sublimated into a placid duet for tenor and baritone.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The piercing intelligence and dry registered ardour of peter schreiers particular qualities as a lieder singer are ideally suited to the impulsive, dramatic, often melancholy spirit of schumann s idiom, which itself found fullest expression in the songs that he wrote throughout his life and which this set so usefully surveys, from the total identification of the romantic artist with his life. Ist es nur freundschaft oder doch mehr by richard barry. Johannes brahms is generally considered the most monumental figure of late german romanticism. Those wanting to make a direct comparison of schumanns cycle with. Spanische liebeslieder song cycle by robert schumann 1810 1856 word count.
Schumann, r liederkreis spanisches liederspiel 4 duette spanische liebeslieder, an album by robert schumann, josef protschka on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Dereinst, dereinst, gedanke 1 mein, wirst ruhig sein. Texts and translations for spanish songs of robert schumann and. Spanische liebeslieder petersen, vondung, guera, jarnot. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The two cycles were called the spanisches liederspiel spanish songplay, op. Robert schumann 18101856 texts by heinrich heine 17971856 translations by celia sgroi contents 1.
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