The songs were composed between 1930 and 1936 and are dedicated to Magdalena Schoch (1897-1987).
Contents:
Drei neue Lieder aus dem Wunderhorn (1. Himmelsboten zum Liebchen 2. Lied der Liebe 3. Zum Schluss). 2. Tretet ein, hoher Krieger -- 3. Lied des alten Zauberers -- 4. Von Liebe -- 5. Widmung -- 6. Die Allerschönste in Franken -- 7. Lied von der Liebe -- 8. Meine Liebste -- 9. Noch ein fröhliches Lied -- 10. Im Volkston -- 11. In der Nacht -- 12. Schließe mir die Augen beide ... -- 13. Wenn ich mir Lieder singe -- 14. Wenn zwei sich lieben -- 15. Song from the Arabian Nights -- 16. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod -- 17. Zum 15. Februar 1934 ("Love's a flower") -- 18. Est-ce l'amour? -- 19. Zum 18. Juni 1934 ("Mes vers fuiraient") -- 20. Integer vitae -- 21. Ferne und Nähe -- 22. Sonett -- 23. Hessisch (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn) -- Fünf Lieder aus „Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (1. Musikanten bei Nacht 2. Nachtigall 3. Trabe dich, Tierlein, trabe 4. Ich hört ein Fräulein klagen 5. Wie schön blüht uns der Maien) -- Drei neue Lieder aus dem Wunderhorn (1. Himmelsboten zum Liebchen 2. Lied der Liebe 3. Zum Schluss).
Summary:
"Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1874-1936), grandson of Felix, was an authority on international law who served as one of Germany's observers to the Treaty of Versailles negotiations in 1919. Though best remembered for his illustrious legal career, he also produced a cornucopia of artistic creations including poems and musical works. At the core of his artistic output are more than eighty songs, thirty-one of which are presented in this edition. The Songs for Lena, written between 1930 and 1936 for Albrecht's colleague Magdalene "Lena" Schoch (1897-1987), are unified by themes of romantic love, longing, happiness, beauty, and repose, along with extensive nature imagery, and feature poetry in German, French, English, and Latin. In addition to their artistic merit, these previously unpublished songs reflect both the broad cultural resources of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe and the composer's role as the inheritor of a family tradition of great artistic achievement, particularly in music."--Publisher website.
Series:
Recent researches in the music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, 0193-5364 ; 92
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