Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Die Zwei Blauen Augen (The Two Blue Eyes)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: E minor; C major; F major; F minor (also F minor; D-flat major, ending In G-flat major/minor) Time Signature: 4/4 (3 measures in 5/4) Tempo:Mit geheimnissvol schwermüthigem Ausdruck. Ohne Sentimentalität (With mysterious and sad expression; without sentimentality) in the orchestral version (the Kritische Gesamtausgabe adds Alla Marcia in brackets).… Continue reading Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Die Zwei Blauen Augen (The Two Blue Eyes)

Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Ich Hab’ Ein Glühend Messer (I Have A Glowing Knife)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: D minor; G minor; E-flat minor (B minor in Rose manuscript) E minor in the piano version (for the high voice) Time Signature: 9/8 (4/4 at the close) Tempo: Stürmisch, wild (Stormy, wild) in orchestral score; Schnell und wild (fast and wild) in the piano score Form: Through-composed art-song… Continue reading Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Ich Hab’ Ein Glühend Messer (I Have A Glowing Knife)

Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Ging Heut’ Morgens Über’s Feld (I Went Out This Morning Over The Fields)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: D major in the orchestral version (E-flat major in the piano version for high voice) ending in F-sharp major (G major in the piano version for high voice) Tempo: In gemächlicher Bewegung (with easy motion); Gemächlich (nicht eilen) (with ease–without hurrying) in the piano version Time Signature: alla breve… Continue reading Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Ging Heut’ Morgens Über’s Feld (I Went Out This Morning Over The Fields)

Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Wenn Mein Schatz Hochzeit Macht (When My Sweetheart Gets Married)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: D minor with a middle section in E-flat major (E minor and F major in the piano version for high voice) and ends in G minor. Tempo: Schneller; Langsamer (Faster; Slower) (Allegro; Langsam in the piano version) Time Signature: 2/4 (middle section in 6/8 with a single measure of… Continue reading Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Wenn Mein Schatz Hochzeit Macht (When My Sweetheart Gets Married)

Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen – Introduction

Listening Guide   The Work Dates of composition: 1884-1885; orchestrated 1893-6; published 1897 in versions for piano and orchestra by Josef Weinberger, Leipzig Place of composition: Kassel Premiere: March 16, 1896, BerlinPerformers: Thomas Hampson, baritone; London Philharmonic; Klaus Tennstedt, conductorBuy this MP3 album on Amazon.com