Dichterliebe, "A Poet's Love" (composed 1840), is the best-known song cycle of Robert Schumann (Op. The 65 poems follow, of which the 16 of the Dichterliebe are a selection. The Prologue (Es war 'mal ein Ritter trübselig und stumm – There once was a Knight, woeful and silent) tells of the sorrowful knight that sits gloomily in his house all day, but by night is visited by his fairy (nixie) bride, and dances with her until daylight returns him to his little poet's room (Poeten-stübchen). These are some landmarks among the many recordings of Dichterliebe: I. found Ein Wintermärchen of 1844, the romantic lyrical conventions are used as vessels to deploy the content of biting, satirical nature. 48 no.16 Part of a series or song cycle: Dichterliebe (Op. Following the song-cycles of Franz Schubert (Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise), those of Schumann constitute part of the central core of the genre in musical literature. Diese kam 1827 heraus, entstand jedoch schon in der Zeit von 1816 bis 1826. Die alten, bösen Lieder, Die Träume [schlimm] 1 und arg, Die laßt uns jetzt begraben, Holt einen großen Sarg. (Dein Angesicht (Heine no 5) is one of the omitted items. So this lengthy post is basically to tell you that today’s song is ‘Die alten, bösen Lieder’, the final song in Robert Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe’. We use cookies for internal analytics and to earn much-needed advertising revenue. Das Buch der Lieder was given its second edition, with preface from Paris, in 1837, the songs were composed in 1840, and the first edition of Dichterliebe was published in two volumes by Peters, in Leipzig, 1844. The first complete public recital of the work in London was given by Harry Plunket Greene, accompanied from memory by Leonard Borwick, on 11 January 1895 at St James's Hall. never had any government or institutional funding, so if you This catastrophe is slightly reminiscent of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin, in which the hero ends by drowning himself in the brook which he has followed through the cycle. Our research has To learn more, see our Privacy Policy. donation. Schumann adapts the words of the poems to his needs for the songs, sometimes repeating phrases and often rewording a line to supply the desired cadence. Your help is greatly appreciated! Die alten, bösen Lieder (1840) Op. Heine umschreibt die Vernichtung des alten Schmerzes mit verschiedenen literarischen Bildern. 48). In some of his poetry, and notably in Deutschland. Hinein leg' ich gar manches, Doch sag' ich noch nicht was; Der Sarg muß sein noch größer, Wie's Heidelberger Faß. International Music Score Library Project, Texts, translations, information on original and final editions, available published editions, recommended recordings, web and book bibliography, Recording performed by Anton Belov, baritone and Lydia Brown, piano, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dichterliebe&oldid=990999266, Musical settings of poems by Heinrich Heine, Articles with International Music Score Library Project links, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 18:50. [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source], Im wunderschönen Monat Mai : dreimal sieben Lieder nach Schumann und Schubert. [2], (The synopses here are made from the Heine texts.). 1844 Librettist Though Schumann originally set 20 songs to Heine's poems, only 16 of the 20 compositions were included in the first edition. been working on it full-time without a salary since 2008. Although frequently associated with the male voice, the work was dedicated to the great soprano Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient,[1] so that the precedent for performance by a female voice is primary. I’ve chosen the wonderful Hermann Prey, in a video performance of the entire cycle made late in his career. Word count: 120, This website began in 1995 as a personal project by Emily Ezust, who has Der Text bildet den Abschluss des Abschnitts Lyrisches Intermezzo in Heines Gedichtsammlung Buch der Lieder. The conclusion of it all is that he is going to put the old bad songs and dreams, all his sorrowful love and suffering into a huge coffin, which twelve giants will throw into the sea. Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc. Dichterliebe, "A Poet's Love" (composed 1840), is the best-known song cycle of Robert Schumann (Op. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, On Wings of Song (Heine no 9), is best known from a setting of Felix Mendelssohn's). 48) Und wüssten's die Blumen Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen Ich hab' im Traum geweinet Allnächtlich im Traume Aus alten Märchen winkt es Die alten, bösen Lieder Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. The texts for the 16 songs come from the Lyrisches Intermezzo of Heinrich Heine, written 1822–23 and published as part of the poet's Das Buch der Lieder. the information here useful, please consider making a 1840 First Pub lication. Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 170. ), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive). Following the song-cycles of Franz Schubert (Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise), those of Schumann constitute part of the central core of the genre in musical literature. March, E. Greenfield, R. Layton, Penguin (revised) Guide to Compact Discs (Harmondswoth 1996). 48). Schubert's selection of lyrics for his own Heine songs had sought different themes. Heine's Lyrisches Intermezzo consists of a verse Prologue and 65 poems. Schumann's Dichterliebe was composed before Heine's Deutschland and does not appear to portray this ironic dimension: scholarship is divided as to what extent Schumann intended to express it.