Alcman, doric alcmaeon, flourished 7th century bc, sparta greece, greek poet who wrote choral lyrics in a type of doric related to the laconian vernacular, used in the region that included sparta alcmans work was divided by the editors of hellenistic alexandria 3rd and 2nd centuries bc into six books, or papyrus rolls, but the poems survived into modern times only in fragments. This is indeed a wonderful song, exuding peace and serenity. Wanderers nachtlied matthias goerne with goerne, matthias, deutsch, helmut on cd. Sheet music arranged for pianovocal, and singer pro in bb major. Nyu, cuny graduate center, claremont graduate school, and ave maria university. Nov 14, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Title wayfarers night song composer schubert, franz. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Apr 29, 2014 schubert wanderers nachtlied matthias goerne. Image 1 of wanderers night song, the wanderers nachtlied.
Umbra et imago opus magnus 2010, digipack, cd discogs. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. I with the headings wandrers nachtlied and ein gleiches another one. Wanderers night song written 1776, first published 1780. Johann wolfgang goethe wandrers nachtlied 1776 youtube. Ap german language and culture course syllabus course overview our university has offered this online ap german course for high school students since 2002 since 2007 approved through the college board audit with good results. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works largely lieder, and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. I with the headings wandrers nachtlied and ein gleiches another. Emeritus professor of german in the university of london i shall speak about the immediate subject of this lecture, goethes second wandrers nachtlied, one of his most famous poems, partly for its own sake and partly because it. Johnson, wanderers nachtlied, german life and letters 36. Jul 26, 2017 schuberts setting of goethes wanderers nachtlied i is an achingly beautiful jewel of a miniature even by lieder standards, and is a heartfelt favourite of mine. Wanderers nachtlied wanderers night song internet archive. A reproduction of the small hut the pirschhuschen where goethe composed his wanderers nachtlied can be found on the kickelhahn. Wilkinson, goethes poetry this poem evokes a mood, not by describing the stillness of evening, but by becoming evening stillness itself goethes poem is often misquoted as uber allen wipfeln ist ruh, as though the suggestive sound of the words were all that mattered, as though it were immaterial whether gipfel or wipfel comes first.
Complete your geraldine farrar, ernestine schumannheink collection. Also available through the library of congress web site as facsimile page images. Translations by richard stokes, author of the book of lieder faber, 2005. Goethes most famous poem wanderers nachtlied scihi. It is also cited in daniel kehlmanns 2005 novel measuring the world. Check out wanderer s nachtlied wanderer s nightsong by greta bradman on amazon music. Goethes most famous poem wanderers nachtlied scihi blog. Composed in meiningen in 1914, it was published in 1916 after regers death as the third of acht geistliche gesange eight sacred songs. Wordforword translations and ipa transcriptions of songs and arias in latin, italian, german, and french in pdf format. Schubert youtube, hans hotter, wanderers nachtlied 11, d 794 no one would come across as being foolish by claiming that schubert was the best lieder composer ever. In all the treetops, now the day is ended, theres scarce a breath. Wanderers nachtlied matthias goerne schubert edition 8 by matthias goerne, helmut deutsch, eric schneider, schubert. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
It is a model of concision and conceals the logic and clarity of goethe the scientist. Nachtlied was commissioned by the harrogate festival. Both were first edited together in his 1815 works vol. He hailed from a renowned musical family in germany. It was, however, under goldschmidts guidance that he paid a visit to a brothel in 1878, resulting in him contracting. Wanderers nachtlied by franz schubert 17971828 choral. Oer all the hilltops is quiet now, in all the treetops. The composer goldschmidt took him under his wing and introduced him to influential acquaintances, as well as lending him books, music and money. Ueber allen gipfeln ist ruh d 768 figures of speech. This performance by tenor, ian bostridge and pianist, julius drake is one of my favourite recordings of it. Ipa source wanderers nachtlied uber allen gipfeln composer. Hugo wolf 1860 1903 vocal texts and translations at. Not bad goethe never wrote bad poetry but mundane in every respect.
He has written and published books, articles, screenplays, and poems. There is a nice english translation by henry wadsworth longfellow. The piece is in b minor and scored for five voices satbb. The lyrical structure of goethes second wanders nachtlied by ronald peacock, m. Wandrers nachtlied ii, d768 schubert from cdj33034.
Franz peter schubert was an late classical and early romantic composer. Siepmann 1955 no title peace falls on hilltops and trees, in all the green copse scarcely a breeze. The composers setting of goethes twopart poem wanderers nachtlied makes volume eight in goernes schubert edition a 2album set on which he is joined by two exceptional collaborators, pianists helmut deutsch and eric schneider. Image 2 of wanderer s night song, the wanderers nachtlied. It was, however, under goldschmidts guidance that he paid a visit to a brothel in 1878, resulting in him contracting syphilis, which later led to his insanity and early death.
Jul 17, 2015 wanderers nachtlied by schubert sung by mike smith concert on july 12th 2015 as part of the four choirs festival concert in aid of born too soon at st marys church, oatlands. Wanderers night song, the wanderers nachtlied library of. Wanderers nachtlied german edition jaume plensa on. Schuberts setting of goethes wanderers nachtlied i is an achingly beautiful jewel of a miniature even by lieder standards, and is a heartfelt favourite of mine. Notated music wanderer s night song, the wanderers nachtlied about this item. Goethe erstmals 1815 in band i seiner werke drucken.
One can view deep into the thuringian forest from the kickelhahn tower, and as far as the harz mountains to the north on a clear day. This is the eighth volume in matthias goernes epic project to record schuberts songs and cycles. Ifs 837 key bflat major movementssections movtssecs. Nachtlied is based on a poem by goethe and two meditations by rudolf steiner, a goethe scholar of note in his early years. The wanderers path through the age of goethe scholarworks. The particular annoyance came from the fact that the preceding wandrers nachtlied, a poem also of eight lines written on the slopes of the ettersberg on 12 february 1776, is routine versifying that is a long way beneath the level of ein gleiches. Wanderers nightsong oer all the hilltops is quiet now, in all the treetops hearest thou hardly a breath. The goethe poem is wanderers nachtlied, familiar to musicians in schuberts sublime setting. Friedrich wilhelm rust 6 july 1739 28 february 1796 was a german violinist, pianist and composer. Oct 26, 2006 a reproduction of the small hut the pirschhuschen where goethe composed his wanderers nachtlied can be found on the kickelhahn.
Image 1 of wanderer s night song, the wanderers nachtlied contributor. Austria 1797 1828 1051 sheet music 640 mp3 202 midi. Hermannstein cave in a drawing done by goethe on 8 april 1776. Together they are named wanderers nachtlied and count as his most important and most discussed works. Mendelssohn, fanny wanderers nachtlied this page lists all recordings of wanderers nachtlied by fanny caecilie mendelssohn hensel 180547. Wanderers nachtlied matthias goerne, helmut deutsch, eric schneider on allmusic. Wandrers nachtlied 1 on every mountain crest peace has descended. Wanderers night song, the wanderers nachtlied library. Het tweede kreeg als titel ein gleiches, verscheen in 1780. Course overview our university has offered this online ap german course for high school students since 2002 since 2007 approved through the college board audit with good results.
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