Songs for Voice and Piano
Three Songs on Poems by Lord Byron
Fanny set the poetry of Lord Byron on three occasions. In a
letter dated Nov.30, 1834, she wrote to Felix:
On the whole, I'm becoming familiar with him now in a way
that is not to a poet’s best advantage, for I am reading his verses once a week
with a teacher. . . .
What clearly permeates his writing is the power of his
rhythms, the wonderful sound of his verse in this elusive language, the
profoundly poetic essence of the poet himself. . . .
(Marcia Citron: The
Letters of Fanny Hensel to Felix Mendelssohn, 229-30)
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Three Poems by Heinrich Heine in the Translations of Mary Alexander
In a letter
dated Berlin, 12 April 1834 Fanny wrote to Felix:
Do you know that I am
corresponding with Mary Alexander and like her very much? Recently she asked me
for an album leaf and I composed three lieder on texts that she translated
delightfully from German. I gave them a kind of unity, as much as
possible, and Wilhelm drew a little arabesque for it, but unfortunately there
wasn't much space on the paper she sent. I think she will like it. Her German
letters are truly precious.
(Marcia Citron: The Letters of Fanny Hensel to
Felix Mendelssohn, 136–7)
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Trois Romances (Jean-Pierre
Claris de Florian, 1755-1794)
Three Romances on Texts by Jean-Pierre Claris de
Florian
Romance de Claudine, Pauvre
Jeannette/Poor Jeannette (Nouvelle Savoyarde, 1702)
Romance de Galatée, Les soins de mon troupeau/In the care of my flocks (Pastorale, 1783)
Romance de Célestine, Plaisir d’amour/The Joys of Love (Nouvelle
Espagnole, 1784)
Fanny’s Trois Romances were composed in 1820 when she was only
fifteen years old. The youthful Fanny seemed to be extremely excited about
Florian’s works because she composed a total of thirteen songs based on his
poetry scattered throughout five of his novels.
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Acht Lieder nach
Texten von Wilhelm Müller
Eight Songs on Poems by Wilhelm Müller |
Wilhelm Müller and his wife
by Wilhelm Hensel |
1. Des Müllers
Blumen |
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2. Der Neugierig |
3. Die liebe Farbe |
4. Abendreihn |
5. Einsamkeit |
6. Seefahres Abschied |
7. Gebet in der Christnacht |
8. Vereinigung |
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Acht Lieder nach Texten
von Hölty
Eight Songs
on Poems by Hölty
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Ich will kein
Dichter sein,
wenn ich kein grosser Dichter werden
kann.
Wenn ich nichts hervorbringen kann, was die Unsterblichkeit
an der Stirn trägt,
was mit den Werken meiner Freunde in gleichem Paare
geht,
so soll keine Silbe von mir gedruckt werden.
Ein mittelmässiger Dichter ist ein Unding!
I do not want to be a poet unless I can be a good
poet.
If I cannot bring out something that eternity can wear
on its forehead,
poems that can be compared with the works of my
friends, then not
one single syllable written by me should be printed.
A mediocre poet is a terrible thing! |
Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty was born on December 21, 1748, in the village of Marienfee near Hanover. During a short life of barely 27 years, he wrote
approximately one hundred and forty poems. During his lifetime,
Hölty, both as a person and his talent as a poet, was highly prized by his
friends. He belonged to a circle of poets known as the Göttinger
Dichterbund, a group with loose ties to the University of Göttingen and a close relationship to the landscape and natural beauties of that part of Germany. Hölty was the “Dichterherold” (poet herald) of the group and the subject matter of
his and the other members’ poetry often included descriptions of the natural
beauties of flowers, trees, birds, sunshine, the declining light at dusk, and
moonlight
Fanny Hensel set nine of
Hölty's poems in 1827 and one each in 1825, 1828, 1833, and 1838. Three are
among the earliest of her publications. Die Schiffende, Fanny's very
first published work, appeared in Album Neue Original-Compositionen
für Gesang und Piano von Banck, Bellini, u.a. Berlin: Schlesinger in 1836. Die
Ersehnte and Die Mainacht, were published by Breitkopf & Härtel
in 1850 as her Op. 9,1 and 9,6. In die Ferne (1833) and Laura: Kein
Blick der Hoffnung (1827) were published in 1991 and 1992. The eight songs
in this edition complete the list of currently known settings of Hölty’s poetry
by Fanny Hensel.
1. Mond: Dein Silber schien durch Eichengrün
2. Sehnsucht: Süße Kehle des Hains
3. Maigesang: Sweet lovers
love the Spring (Shakespeare)
4: Seufzer: Die
Nachtigall singt
5. Sehnsucht: Würde
mein heißer Seelenwunsch Erfühlung
6. An die Ruhe: Tochter
Edens, o Ruh
7. Abendluft: Wehet
mir Kühlung, ihr Lüfte
8. An den Mond: Was
schauest du so hell und klar durch diese Apfelbäume
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Duets for Voices with Piano and a cappella
Drei Duette nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe
Three Duets on Texts by Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe
S/Mezzo-soprano or Alto with piano accompaniment
Three Duets with Program Notes and
Translations
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Drei Duette nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine
Three Duets on Texts by Heinrich Heine
S/Mezzo-soprano or Alto (with
piano accompaniment)
Three Duets with Program
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Zwei Duette nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine
Two Duets on Texts by Heinrich Heine
Ich stand gelehnet an den Mast (I stood and counted every
wave)
Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm (The midnight air was cold and still)
S/Mezzo-soprano or Alto a cappella
Two
Duets with Program Notes and Translations $7.95
Individual choral copies of the three Goethe duets (März,
April and Mai ) and the three Heine duets (Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe, Aus meinen Tränen and Im wunderschönen
Monat Mai ) may be ordered separately for $3.00 each and are available now.
The two Heine duets (Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm and Ich stand gelehnet an den Mast
(Wasserfahrt)) may be had as a pair for $3.50 and
are available now.
For choral conductors complete translations and scholarly notes for each duet
may be had free of charge for large orders.
Sound examples
for Fanny Hensel’s compositions are performed by Adelheid Vogel, Suzanne
Summerville, Martin Petzold and Ulrich Urban. The complete CD There be none
of Beauty’s Daughters can be purchased at http://www.querstand.de/cds.htm
ArtsVenture is proud to announce new
offerings:
Songs
by Women Composers
The Poetry of Lord Byron
in English, German, Italian and Norwegian
Lori Lange |
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Adelina Patti |
Susanna Heiberg |
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Malvina Garrigues |
Josephine Lang |
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Louise von Vigny |
Voice and Piano
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Adelina Patti
Lori Lange
Susanna Heiberg
Josephine Lang
Malvina Garrigues (M. Schnorr von Carolsfeld)
Louise von Vigny
O weine über sie
Voice and Piano with accompanying biographies, poetry and
translations.
Transpositions for both middle and high voice are included in
this volume.
Price $33.00
Notes to the Songs and Byron’s
Poetry
Gooch and Thatcher’s Musical Settings of British Romantic Literature (1982) listed almost six hundred songs composed to the poetry of Lord Byron. Very
few, however, were settings by women composers. Since that time, three Byron
songs by Felix Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny Hensel, have been published and
recorded.
Byron’s power as a poet touched the lives of many other 19th century composers
who are also now being rediscovered. These include stay-at home-caretaker
Josephine Lang and a barely known music teacher in Kristiania/Oslo, Susanna
Heiberg, as well as two famous opera singers, Malvina Garrigues (Frau Schnorr
von Carolsfeld) and Adelina Patti, the most celebrated and highest paid
entertainer of her time. Both sopranos dedicated their songs to another famous
soprano, Jenny Lind. At this time no one seems to know anything about Louise
von Vigny.
The contemporary composer Lori Lange's three settings of Byron were
completed in June 2005.
Songs
by Women Composers
The Poetry of
Adelbert von Chamisso
Lori Lange Emma Lou Diemer Elizabeth Austin
Corliss Kimmel
Leonore Pfund Theresa Kling
Elisabeth Bollmann
Else Wormser Friederike Birnbaum
Caroline Wiseneder
Johanna Kinkel Elisabeth Urtel
Martha von Sabinin
Voice and Piano
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