(1899-1901) Ruckert-Lieder, 5 songs

Composed Year 1899 Year 1900 Year 1901 Performances by Gustav Mahler 1905 Concert Vienna 29-01-1905 - Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Kindertotenlieder, ...
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Introduction Ruckert-Lieder

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems ...
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Lied Ruckert 1: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder

Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder explores a more unusual theme. It warns the listener not to be too inquisitive ...
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Lied Ruckert 2: Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!

Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft is perhaps unique in musically evoking a fragrance, the delicate fragrance of the lime tree ...
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Lied Ruckert 3: Um Mitternacht

Um Mitternacht moves from the most brilliant day to deepest night, and the change is once more immediately apparent in ...
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Lied Ruckert 4: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

The poetic theme of “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,” one of Mahler’s most beautiful and moving songs, is again ...
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Lied Ruckert 5: Liebst du um Schoenheit

The most traditional of the songs was the last composed, “Liebst du um Schönheit.” It is the most clearly strophic ...
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Orchestration Ruckert-Lieder

Woodwind 2 Bassoon. 2 Clarinet A. 2 Clarinet Bb. 1 Contra bassoon. 1 Cor Anglais (English horn). 2 Flute. 2 ...
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