Rastlose Liebe
"Rastlose Liebe" ("Restless Love") is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert and published in July 1821 as Op. 5, No. 1. In Otto Erich Deutsch's catalog it is D 138. The Lied is based on a text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written during a snowstorm in the Thuringian Forest.
"Rastlose Liebe" exists in two versions: the first, composed 19 May 1815, was published as Op. 5 No. 1. The second version, written in 1821, was published in 1970 in part IV, volume 1 of the New Schubert Edition. The first public performance of the song was in Vienna, on 29 January 1825.[1]
The song has been performed by both male and female voices. The tempo marking is "Schnell, mit Leidenschaft" (Fast, with Passion). The piece contains great dynamic variation.[2]
References
- ↑ Otto Erich Deutsch. Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge, p. 97. Bärenreiter, 1978. ISBN 9783761805718
- ↑ Saya, Virginia, and Richard Walters (ed). The Lieder Anthology. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2003. 174–78.
External links
| D | Op. pbl |
AGA (@IMSLP) | NSA | Name | Lyrics (The LiederNet Archive) | Date | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 5,1 (1821) (1970) |
XX, 3 No. 177 | IV, 1 | Rastlose Liebe | Dem Schnee, dem Regen, dem Wind entgegen | 19/5/1815 May 1821 |
Text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Two versions: 1st version, in AGA, is Op. 5 No. 1 |