''Frühlingslied'', WAB 68
| Frühlingslied | |
|---|---|
| Lied by Anton Bruckner | |
|
Spring Flowers by Ludwig Knaus | |
| Key | A major |
| Catalogue | WAB 68 |
| Text | Heinrich Heine |
| Language | German |
| Composed | 1851: St. Florian |
| Dedication | Name-day of Aloisia Bogner |
| Vocal | Solo voice |
| Instrumental | Piano |
Frühlingslied ("Spring song"), WAB 68, is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in 1851 for the name-day of Aloisia Bogner.
History
Bruckner composed the lied on a text of Heinrich Heine in 1851 for "the name-day of a blossoming spring rose" (dem Nahmensfeste einer auflblühenden Frühlingsrose), Bruckner's 16-year old pupil Aloisia Bogner,[1][2][3][4] for whom he also composed Der Mondabend and the piano works Lancier-Quadrille, WAB 120, and Steiermärker, WAB 122.[5]
The manuscript is stored in the archive of the Oberösterreichisches Landmuseum of Linz.[2][3] The lied, which was first published in Band II/2, pp. 44-46 of the Göllerich/Auer biography, is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 1 of the Gesamtausgabe.[6]
Text and music
Frühlingslied is based on a text by Heinrich Heine, with one minor change:[2]
Leise zieht durch mein Gemüt |
Lovely chimes draw softly |
The 24-bar long work in A major is scored for solo voice and piano. This easy composition displays no relationship with Mendelssohn's Frühlingslied.[2] The voice score is conducted cantabile, and the piano accompaniment uses a continuous figuration.[3]
Discography
There is a single recording of Frühlingslied:
- Robert Holzer (bass), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat – CD: LIVA 046, 2011. NB: Transposed in F major.
References
- ↑ The 16-year old Aloisia Bogner, alias Louise or Luise Bogner, was the older daughter of Michaël Bogner, by whom Bruckner had his living accommodation.
- 1 2 3 4 C. van Zwol, pp. 715-716
- 1 2 3 U. Harten, p. 151
- ↑ C. Howie, Chapter II, p. 29
- ↑ C. van Zwol, pp. 61-62
- ↑ Gesamtausgabe – Lieder für Gesang und Klavier
Sources
- August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, c. 1922 – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
- Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/1: Lieder für Gesang und Klavier (1851–1882), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky (Editor), Vienna, 1997
- Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
- Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg, 1996. ISBN 3-7017-1030-9.
- Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links
- Frühlingslied, WAB 68: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Frühlingslied A-Dur, 1851 - WAB 68 – Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (in German)
- Robert Holzer's performance can also be heard on YouTube: A. Bruckner - Frühlingslied
- Heine's original text of with English translation is available on The LiederNet Archive: Sweet chimes are softly filling my soul
