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The art song, from Schubert to Strauss
A poem, a voice and a piano, later an orchestra: from Schubert's first masterpieces to Strauss's last songs.
Schubert → Schumann → Wagner → Mahler → Debussy → Fauré → Strauss
Wesendonck Lieder
This guide follows Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder (1858) in five parts: Der Engel, Stehe still!, Im Treibhaus, Schmerzen and Träume.
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Follow all 17 sections as they play
- IDer Engel
- IIStehe still!
- IIIIm Treibhaus
- IVSchmerzen
- VTräume
IDer Engel0:02–3:33
The poem is about angels who lift earthly spirits towards heaven. The first and last stanzas are set in G major, for the angelic realm, while G minor marks the pained human heart on earth. Listen for that change of colour as the song moves through its sections A, B and C. A short follows.
- A
- B
IIStehe still!3:54–7:42
IIIIm Treibhaus7:55–12:19
IVSchmerzen12:39–14:51
VTräume14:52–15:16
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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