Frühlingslied, WAB 68
Frühlingslied | |
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Lied by Anton Bruckner | |
Spring Flowers by Ludwig Knaus | |
Key | A major |
Catalogue | WAB 68 |
Text | Heinrich Heine |
Language | German |
Composed | 1851 (1851): St. Florian |
Dedication | Name-day of Aloisia Bogner |
Vocal | Solo voice |
Instrumental | Piano |
Frühlingslied ("Spring song"), WAB 68, is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in 1851 for the name-day of Aloisia Bogner.
History
Bruckner composed the lied on a text of Heinrich Heine in 1851 for "the name-day of a blossoming spring rose" (dem Nahmensfeste einer auflblühenden Frühlingsrose), Bruckner's 16-year old pupil Aloisia Bogner,[1][2][3][4] for whom he also composed Der Mondabend and the piano works Lancier-Quadrille, WAB 120, and Steiermärker, WAB 122.[5]
The manuscript is stored in the archive of the Oberösterreichisches Landmuseum of Linz.[2][3] The lied, which was first published in Band II/2, pp. 44–46 of the Göllerich/Auer biography, is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 1 of the Gesamtausgabe.[6]
Text
Frühlingslied is based on a text by Heinrich Heine, with one minor change:[2]
Leise zieht durch mein Gemüt | Lovely chimes draw softly |
Music
The 24-bar long work in A major is scored for solo voice and piano. This easy composition displays no relationship with Mendelssohn's Frühlingslied.[2] The voice score is conducted cantabile, and the piano accompaniment uses a continuous figuration.[3]
Discography
There are two recordings of Frühlingslied:
- Robert Holzer (bass), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat – CD: LIVA 046, 2011. NB: Transposed in F major.[7]
- Elisabeth Wimmer (soprano), Daniel Linton-France (piano) in "Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner I" – CD – Gramola 99195, 3 October 2018
References
- ^ The 16-year old Aloisia Bogner, alias Louise or Luise Bogner, was the older daughter of Michaël Bogner, by whom Bruckner had his living accommodation.
- ^ a b c d C. van Zwol, pp. 715-716
- ^ a b c U. Harten, p. 151
- ^ C. Howie, Chapter II, p. 29
- ^ C. van Zwol, pp. 61-62
- ^ Gesamtausgabe – Lieder für Gesang und Klavier
- ^ Can also be heard on YouTube: A. Bruckner - Frühlingslied
Sources
- August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, c. 1922 – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
- Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/1: Lieder für Gesang und Klavier (1851–1882), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky (Editor), Vienna, 1997
- Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
- Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. Residenz Verlag [de], Salzburg, 1996. ISBN 3-7017-1030-9.
- Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links
- Frühlingslied, WAB 68: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Frühlingslied A-Dur, 1851 - WAB 68 – Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (in German)
- Heine's original text with an English translation is available on The LiederNet Archive: Sweet chimes are softly filling my soul
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