Lieder (Bruckner)
Anton Bruckner composed 20 lieder during his life, the earliest in c. 1845, the last in 1882. Most of the lieder were composed during his stay in the St. Florian Abbey (1845-1855) and his tuition by Otto Kitzler (1861-1862).[1]
Issued lieder
Six lieder are edited in Bruckner's Gesamtausgabe:[2]
- Frühlingslied (Springtime lied), WAB 68, a 24-bar lied in A major, composed in 1851 for the name-day of Aloisia Bogner, described by Bruckner as a "blossoming spring rose"[3] on a text by Heinrich Heine. The manuscript is stored in the archive of the in the Oberösterreichisches Landmuseum of Linz.[4]
- Wie bist du Frühling, gut und true (Spring, how good and faithful you are), WAB 58, a 102-bar lied in G major composed in 1856 on strophes 1, 2, 3, 8 & 9 of Amaranths Waldeslieder by Oskar von Redwitz.[5] Bruckner dedicated this work to prelate Friedrich Mayer, prelate of the St. Florian Abbey. Two original manuscripts are store in the Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek and by the editor Anton Böhn & Sohn in Augsburg, respectively.[6]
- Herbstkummer (Autumnal sorrow), WAB 72, a 62-bar lied in E minor composed in April 1864 on a text by Ernst. The manuscript is lost, a transcription by Emil Posch is found in the city archive of Linz.[7]
- Mein Herz und deine Stimme (My heart and your voice), WAB 79, a 90-bar lied in A major composed 1868 on a text by August von Platen. Bruckner dedicated the work to Pauline Hofmann. The manuscript is lost, but a copy is found in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.[7]
- Im April (In April), WAB 75, a 73-bar lied in A-flat major composed in 1868 on a text by Emanuel Geibel. Bruckner dedicated the work to Bruckner's piano pupil Helene Hofmann, Pauline's younger sister.[8] The manuscript is lost, but a copy is stored n the archive of the St. Florian Abbey.[9]
- Volkslied (National hymn), WAB 94, a 34-bar composition in C major composed in 1882 on a text by Josef Winter. Bruckner composed it, as well as a second setting for men's choir (Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2, No. 32),[2] for a competition für eines sangbares Nationallied (for a singable National hymn).[10]
Bruckner made sketches for two other lieder in c. 1845,[3] which are also edited in the Gesamtausgabe:[2]
- Mild wie die Bäche (So gentle as the becks), WAB 138, a 31-bar sketch for a lied in A-flat major on a text of Ernst Marinelli. The manuscript, in which the piano accompaniment is incomplete, is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey.[11]
- Wie des Bächlein Silberquelle (As the silvery source of the rivulet), WAB 137, a 60-bar sketch for a duet for two sopranos in G major on the same text as Ständchen, WAB 84 (Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2, No. 3).[2] The first part (bars 1-56) of the manuscript with incomplete piano accompaniment is stored in the archive of the St. Florian Abbey, the remaining with bars 57-60 is found in the city museum of Wels.[12]
Not issued yet lieder
The twelve lieder composed in 1861-1862 during Kitzler's tuition, which are found in the Kitzler-Studienbuch, are not yet issued:[13]
- O habt die Thräne gern, a 16 bar lied in A minor (1st version): Kitzler-Studienbuch, pp. 18–19
- Nachglück, a 16 bar lied in C major: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 19
- Herzeleid, a 16 bar lied in E minor: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 20
- Nachglück (II), a 16 bar lied in F major: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 21
- Von der schlummernden Mutter, a 20 bar lied in F major: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 22
- Des Baches Frühlingsfeier, a 22 bar lied in D minor: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 23
- Wie neid ich Dich, du stolzer Wald, a 24 bar lied in E-flat major: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 24
- O habt die Thräne gern, a 32 bar lied in A minor (2nd version): Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 42
- Last des Herzens, a 32-bar lied in E-flat major: Kitzler-Studienbuch, p. 43
- Es regnet, a 24 bar sketch for a lied in E minor: Kitzler-Studienbuch, pp. 46–47
- Wunsch, a 32 bar sketch for a lied: Kitzler-Studienbuch, pp. 47–48
- Der Trompeter an der Katzbach, a 90 bar lied in F minor on a text by Julius Mosen: Kitzler-Studienbuch, pp. 207–213
Discography
- Marie Luise Bart-Larsson (soprano), Gernot Martzy (piano), Kammermusikalische Kostbarkeiten von Anton Bruckner – CD: Weinberg Records SW 01 036-2, 1996 (two lieder: Herbstkummer and Mein Herz und deine Stimme)
- Robert Holzer (bass), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat – CD: LIVA 046, 2011 (the issued lieder, except the Volkslied)
References
- ↑ C. van Zwol, pp. 715-719
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gesamtausgabe – Weltliche Chöre
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 C. Howie, Chapter I, p. 29
- ↑ C. Van Zwol, pp. 715-716
- ↑ Oskar von Redwitz, Amaranth (29. Auflage), Franz Kirchheim, Mainz, 1874, pp. 72-74
- ↑ C. Van Zwol, p. 716
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 C. Van Zwol, p. 717
- ↑ C. Howie, Chapter II, p. 117
- ↑ C. Van Zwol, pp. 717-718
- ↑ C. Van Zwol, p. 718
- ↑ C. Van Zwol, pp. 718-719
- ↑ C. Van Zwol, p. 719
- ↑ C. van Zwol, pp. 716-717
Sources
- Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/I: Songs for voice and piano, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky (Editor), Vienna, 1989
- Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
- Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links
- Weltliche Vokalwerke Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (German)