Your blissful, wonderful image eichendorff the liedernet archive. Schumanns ability to translate the sounds of nature into music. Here they focus on the two contrasting liederkreis songcircle cycles using texts by heine and eichendorff. Heine is the poet of dichterliebe, and op 24 contains extremes of elation and despair that call all finleys considerable dramatic powers. Translation it was as if the sky had quietly kissed the earth, so that in a shower of blossoms she must only dream of him. The specific problems of this study were as follows. The speaker can be interpreted as either going to a forest or as already being in the forest, a place that is beautiful for. Audio recording, german, schumann, robert library of. Heine, kerner, and other intense, passionate, and sometimes sardonic lyrics. Robert alexander schumann june 8, 1810 july 29, 1856 was a german composer and. Liederkreis, opus 39, is a song cycle composed by robert schumann.
Mondnacht is the fifth song in schumanns glorious liederkreis cycle. Recorded live at wigmore hall in london, this album presents a rare opportunity to hear mitsuko uchida as song partner, a role she adores. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Often referred to as the year of the song in schumanns life, the year 1840 saw the completion of at least 7 songs, including the famous op. In a letter to clara he called the twelve songs that make up the liederkreis, op 39 my most romantic music ever, with much of you in it, dearest clara. Also note that were missing translations for the last four songs of this group. Two of his songs i have approached already in 1998 in my orchestra piece sept variations, in metamorphosen i undertook this now in relation on the whole cycle. The focal point of each year is the twoweek oxford lieder festival in october. Robert schumann 18101856 liederkreis eichendorff mondnacht opus 39 nr. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services.
Sing mondnacht by schumann with the accompaniment, translations and score. Gerald finley and julius drake return to schumann, following a magisterially intense dichterliebe which won them a third gramophone award. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic. Its poetry was taken from joseph eichendorffs collection called intermezzo. Liederkreis program notes pamela dellal, mezzo soprano. If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the.
Mondnacht by schumann translationaccompaniment with sheet. The second of these sets an anonymous german translation of shelleys the fugitives, with the piano suggesting the scene, a stormy seascape, and the changing emotional flow of the poem. The line she must only dream of him is very interesting in translation. Its poetry is taken from joseph eichendorff s collection entitled intermezzo. See spanishenglish translations with audio pronunciations, examples, and wordbyword explanations. Schumann wrote two cycles of this name the other being his opus 24, to texts by heine so this work is also known as the eichendorff liederkreis. My heart sings mutely to itself an old, beautiful song that soars into the air and hastens to your side. What links here related changes upload file special pages.
Of this cycle schumann said, the voice alone cannot reproduce everything or produce every effect. Schumann wrote two cycles of this name the other being his opus 24, to texts by heinrich heine so this work is also known as the eichendorff liederkreis. This recording of schumanns two most famous canonical song cycles would seem at first to pair disparate entities. Waldesgesprach germanenglish translation dictionary. Augustseptember 2000 vlaardingen, the netherlands piano. Three years later schumann returned to the melodrama for another pair of musicalized declamations published as opus 122. Lyribox music store buy download all the learning tools by lyribox. These song translations are available without charge to anyone who wishes to use them in a concert program or recording. Translate liederkreis in german with contextual examples. Home composers performers instruments genres top 100 info links other help.
Its tempting, especially in the context of a concert program such as this, to speak of. The focal point of each year is the twoweek oxford lieder festival in. Your blissful, wonderful image i have in my hearts depths. This set of twelve songs was written in 1840 during robert schumanns. It is one of the great song cycles of the 19th century. My heart sings mutely to itself an old, beautiful song that. Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations if applicable.
Liederkreis, opus 39, is regarded as one of the great song cycles of the 19th century. Its poetry is taken from joseph eichendorffs collection entitled intermezzo. July 29, 1856, endenich near bonn, germany the artist. Oxford lieder is one of the worlds leading promoters of song and the winner of a prestigious royal philharmonic society award.