Category: Rückert-Lieder

Listening Guide   The Work Key: B minor in the piano version and the Kritische Gesamtausgabe; B-flat minor and A minor in other orchestral editions. Tempo: Ruhig. Gleichmässig. (Restful, evenly) Time Signature: 3/2, alternating with 2/2, 4/2 and 6/2. Orchestration: no strings; 2 flutes; 2 oboes (oboe d’amore in A minor version); 2 clarinets; 2… Continue reading Rückert-Lieder – Um Mitternacht (At Midnight)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: F major in piano version; E-flat major in orchestral version (with modulations into A-flat and then C major and minor.[N.B., the volume of the Critical Edition of Mahler’s works prepared under the auspices of the International Gustav Mahler Gesellschaft, Vienna, devoted to the orchestral version of four Rückert-Lieder includes… Continue reading Rückert-Lieder – Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen (I Have Lost My Way In The World)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: C major. Tempo: Innig, fliessend (tender, flowing) (fliessend does not appear in the orchestral score) Time Signature: 3/4 with numerous changes. Form: simple strophic form Orchestration: According to the original orchestral score, published by C. F. Kahnt, this song was not orchestrated by Mahler, but by an employee of the… Continue reading Rückert-Lieder – Liebst Du Um Schönheit (If You Love For Beauty’s Sake)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: D major (E-flat major in final verse) Tempo: Sehr zart und innig (Very tender and intimate) Time Signature: 6/4 (3/4 in final six measures) Rhythm: continuous eighth-note ostinato interwoven around the quarter-notes of the vocal line like Athe gentle rocking rhythm of a lullaby. Form: Two-part song form. Orchestration:… Continue reading Rückert-Lieder – Ich Atmet’ Einen Linden Duft (I Breathed A Gentle Fragrance)

Listening Guide   The Work Key: F major (second and final verse in the minor key) Tempo: Sehr Lebhaft (Very fast). Time Signature: 2/2 Rhythm: nearly moto perpetuo eighth-notes Form: AA’; AA’ (A’ episodes in the minor) Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!Meine Augen schlag’ ich nieder,Wie ertappt auf böser Tat.   Selber darf ich… Continue reading Rückert-Lieder – Blicke Mir Nicht In Die Lieder (Do Not Peek At My Songs)

Listening Guide   The Work Dates of Composition: 1901 (Rückert-Lieder); 1902 (Liebst du um Schönheit); published as Sieben Lieder Aus Letzter Zeit 1910 (C. F. Kahnt).Place of composition: MaierniggType of composition: 5 Songs in versions with piano and orchestral accompaniment. Blicke Mir Nicht In Die LiederJanet Baker, mezzo‑sopranoNew PhilharmoniaSir John Barbirolli, conductorBuy this CD on Amazon.com… Continue reading Rückert-Lieder – Introduction