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The art song, from Schubert to Strauss
A poem, a voice and a piano, later an orchestra: from Schubert's first masterpieces to Strauss's last songs.
Schubert → Schumann → Wagner → Mahler → Debussy → Fauré → Strauss
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
This guide follows Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1885) in four parts: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht, Gieng heut’ Morgens über’s Feld, Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer and Die zwei blauen Augen.
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- IWenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
- IIGieng heut’ Morgens über’s Feld
- IIIIch hab’ ein glühend Messer
- IVDie zwei blauen Augen
IWenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht0:08–3:39
Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht (When my sweetheart has her wedding day). It moves from D minor to G minor, with a bittersweet colour from oboes, bassoons, clarinets and strings. The opening section keeps switching between a two-beat and a three-beat feel, which the German article reads as the bride's happiness set against the singer's grief. The (B) relaxes into 6/8 and mostly major harmony. A and a shortened of the opening (A′) bring back the sadness.
- A
- M1/M0
IIGieng heut’ Morgens über’s Feld3:42–7:47
IIIIch hab’ ein glühend Messer8:08–11:11
IVDie zwei blauen Augen11:30–16:45
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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