(1884-1885) Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, 4 songs

Composed Year 1884. Year 1885. Performances by Gustav Mahler First performance: Berlin, March 16, 1896, with the baritone Anton Sistermans ...
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Introduction Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ('Songs of a Wayfarer') is a song cycle by Gustav Mahler on his own texts. The ...
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Lied 1: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht

The first movement is entitled "Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht" ("When My Sweetheart is Married"), and the text discusses the ...
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Lied 2: Ging heut’ Morgen uber’s Feld

The second movement, "Ging heut Morgen übers Feld" ("I Went This Morning over the Field"), contains the happiest music of ...
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Lied 3: Ich hab’ ein gluhend Messer

The third movement is a full display of despair. Entitled "Ich hab'ein glühend Messer" ("I Have a Gleaming Knife"), the ...
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Lied 4: Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz

The final movement culminates in a resolution. The music, also reused in the First Symphony (in the Scherzo "Funeral March ...
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Orchestration Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Woodwind 1 Bass clarinet Bb. 2 Bassoon. 3 Clarinet Bb. 2 Cor Anglais (English horn). 3 Flute. 2 Oboe. 1 ...
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