History Lieder fur Singstimme

Composed

• Year 1880
• Year 1881
• Year 1882
• Year 1883
• Year 1884
• Year 1885
• Year 1886
• Year 1887

Premieres 

• Lied 1: Fruhlingsmorgen, premiere Prague, 18-04-1886.
• Lied 2: Erinnerung, premiere Budapest, 13-11-1889.
• Lied 3: Hans und Grethe, premiere Prague, 18-04-1886. Later version of Lied 3: Maitanz im Grunen (Lieder fur Tenor).
• Lied 4: Serenade aus Don Juan, premiere 10-1887.
• Lied 5: Phantasie aus Don Juan, premiere 1887.

Performances by Gustav Mahler

• 1886 Concert Prague 18-04-1886 Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Lieder fur Singstimme (Premieres, piano).
• 1889 Concert Budapest 13-11-1889 – Lieder fur Singstimme, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Premieres).
• 1907 Concert Lienz 20-01-1907 – Symphony No. 1, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Lieder fur Singstimme, Ruckert-Lieder.

Versions

• Manuscript in collection of Alfred Eduard Rose (1902-1975). 
• Piano and voice.
• Lied 1: Fruhlingsmorgen 2.08
• Lied 2: Erinnerung 2.26
• Lied 3: Hans und Grethe 2.21
• Lied 4: Serenade aus Don Juan 1.24
• Lied 5: Phantasie aus Don Juan 2.17

Publications

• First edition: Schott music publishers, Mainz 02-1892. This first book, along with the other two, after the death of Mahler was printed with the information shared “Lieder und aus der Gesange aus der Jugendzeit”.
• ‘Lieder fur Singstimme’ and ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ together in ‘Lieder und Gesange eine Singstimme und Klavier’ (1892).
• Together with the booklet “Sieben Lieder aus letzter Zeit” (Seven Songs of Latter Days), which consists of the five Rückert-Lieder and two of the Lieder aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”, published in 1905, they now make up a collection known as 24 Songs by Mahler, published by International Music Company, New York, NY.
• Orchestrations of five of the songs were also made by Colin Matthews and David Matthews in 1964.
• Orchestral versions of a selection of the songs were published by Luciano Berio in 1986 (Five Early Songs for Male Voice) and in 1987 (Six Early Songs for Baritone and Orchestra).

1892. Gustav Mahler score History Lieder fur Singstimme. Schott music publishers.

1892. ‘Lieder fur Singstimme’ and ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ together in ‘Lieder und Gesange fur eine hohe Singstimme und Klavier’ (1892). Schott music publishers.

Historical recordings

1. Album History Lieder fur Singstimme. Bruno Walter (1876-1962), Desi Halban is the daughter of Selma Kurz (1874-1933), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO/NPO):