Pdf musical mignon a discussion of three musical settings of. A quirky, problematic genius, he wrote some of the greatest music of the romantic era, and also some of the weakest. Rosen presents a sort of unified field theory of the romantic age, spanning multiple disciplines but focusing on music. A provocative reexamination of a major romantic composer, rethinking schumann provides fresh approaches to schumann s oeuvre and its reception from the perspectives of literature, visual arts, cultural history, performance studies, dance, and film. In early july 1840 robert schumann was granted leave by the. The requiem is a setting from the passage in which wilhelm meister discovers that mignon has died. Robert schumann was a german composer and critic born in zwickau on june 8, 1810. This superlative disc is the first in a series that includes all the vocal music of robert schumann for voice and piano. Schumanns own name and, coincidentally, are found in the name of bach as well. Lieferung gegen rechnung, ab 20, eur portofrei deutschland. Meine rose is part of a small group of songs published in 1850 forming schumanns opus 90 with texts by nikolaus lenau. Schumann could do more wonderful work if not for his paralysis.
As we have come to expect from graham johnson, the cd comes with comprehensive notes on the songs, along with biographical sketches of the many poets set by. In early july 1840 robert schumann was granted leave by. Although the schumann anniversary hasnt exactly attracted the same huge attention as chopins, there has been quite a lot of celebrations going on in honour of this important 19th century personality. Schumann, robert alexander 18101856, german musical composer, was born on the 8th of june 1810 in zwickau in saxony. The harper, having fled to germany, is devoured by guilt and despair. Schumann is one of my favourite composers, so this year was an extra reason for me to learn more of his musicim a young russian pianist.
Texts and translations for dichterliebe by heinrich heine and. Blackwell and victor langes english translation of goethes wilhelm meisters lehrjahre, titled wilhelm meisters apprenticeship. With this dramatic setting for solo especially the mignon lieder, hold a voices, chorus, and orchestra schumanns prestigious place in nineteenthcentury. They have served as the texts for more composers than almost any other single set of poetry. It wont cure your problems, or the worlds, but it cant hurt to immerse yourself in the music of robert schumann, a man who knew how to love.
A much more unusual choice is that of the poem for the penultimate song, a setting from the second part of faust entitled lied lynceus des turmers. Some settings are in major tonalities while other settings of the same. The quiet ending is surely indicative of her exhaustion. Like heine, schumann was pushed to study law in his case at leipzig and heidelberg and like heine, schumann abandoned a lawyers life to pursue a creative career, in his case as a composer, pianist and music critic.
This study has provided a comprehensive comparison of robert schumann s and hugo wolfs musical settings of goethes mignon poetry from goethes novel wilhelm meisters lehrjahre to the character descriptions of mignon found in eric a. The present work, translated and edited by noted critic henry pleasants, contains 61 of the most. Jan 01, 2000 requiemmignon sheet music january 1, 2000. Jun 04, 2010 schumanns criticisms are found in the journal he established, neue zeitschrift fur musik, and in his personal journals. These were composed in june 1849 and published as op 98a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mignon. The son of a bookseller, publisher and writer, robert schumann showed early abilities in both music and literature, the second facility used in his later writing on musical subjects. The poems are full of sadness and yearning and composers found they could be set in different moods. That is the theme of mignon, which has tempted many of the great lieder composers, including beethoven, schubert, schumann and liszt.
All of schumanns settings from goethes wilhelm meister are grouped together as op. It contains a majority of lieder from the alter years of the composers life. Robert alexander schumann composer 18101856 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Schumann the faces and the masks by judith chernaik illustrated. Schumann studied law and at the same time attended piano lessons. This study has provided a comprehensive comparison of robert schumanns and hugo wolfs musical settings of goethes mignon poetry from goethes novel wilhelm meisters lehrjahre to the character descriptions of mignon found in eric a. Butterflies also played a role in jean pauls novel flegeljahre, one of schumanns favourites. Jul 19, 2016 bernarda fink topic recommended for you 2. This problem is a result of decisions that schumann made when he wrote, revised, and edited different versions of the etudes during the course of eighteen years 183452. I actually managed to find the text online embedded in this little. Written sometime in 1816, the year following his first two attempts at setting it, schubert s third setting represents an enormous compositional advance.
The romantic composers were especially fond of the words. Written sometime in 1816, the year following his first two attempts at setting it, schuberts third setting represents an enormous compositional advance. Choir midi learning files schumann requiem fuer mignon. This problem is a result of decisions that schumann made when he wrote, revised, and edited different versions of the etudes during the. Schuberts third setting of goethes sehnsucht longing d. Klavierkonzert hrsinfonieorchester khatia buniatishvili paavo jarvi duration. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Some commentators claim that wolfs setting is impossibly. Schumann s fine version is one of the most frenzied as mignon presses on with her desperate song of longing for her homeland. All of schumann s settings from goethes wilhelm meister are grouped together as op. Robert schumanns music is wellknown and welldiscussed, but although biographies always mention his work as a music critic, his critical writing is not as widely acknowledged or analyzed, or, sometimes, easy to find. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works largely lieder, and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. Texts and translations for dichterliebe by heinrich heine. The ordering of movements in schumanns symphonic etudes is a question that pianists have yet to fully resolve. A comparison of robert schumanns and hugo wolfs settings. There are only a handful of books translating schumanns original texts into english.
The new international edition of suzuki piano school, volume 2 includes french, german and spanish translations, new romantic and 20thcentury pieces, as well as a newly recorded cd performed by internationally renowned recording artist seizo azuma. The poems of mignon have inspired song writers for almost two centuries. His father was a publisher, and it was in the cultivation of literature quite as much as in that of music that his boyhood was spent. A comparison of robert schumanns and hugo wolfs settings of. Franz peter schubert was an late classical and early romantic composer. Mar 16, 2015 schumann, robert alexander 18101856, german musical composer, was born on the 8th of june 1810 in zwickau in saxony. As we have come to expect from graham johnson, the cd comes with comprehensive notes on the songs, along with biographical sketches of the many poets set by schumann.
This database is also a collection of typewriter photo galleries from the collections. But robert schumann was also born in 1810 and has celebrated his 200th birthday this year. As far as we know, its even the most complete collection of serial numbers ever. The principal character of the book dances at a masked ball in one of the scenes in the book. This soft and elegant mignon is the 35th of 43 short piano pieces in the album for the young, op. But when you see the number of given brand names, its still only a beginning. The mignon song settings of robert schumann and hugo wolf. Langes english translation of goethes wilhelm meisters lehrjahre.
Although schumann seemed to have travelled a long way from the world of carnaval to write the mass op. Schumanns fine version is one of the most frenzied as mignon presses on with her desperate song of longing for her homeland. After brief study at university, he was allowed by his widowed mother and guardian to undertake serious study of. The end of the gloria, for instance, in its affirmation, but slightly looking over its shoulder. After brief study at university, he was allowed by his widowed mother and guardian to. In his own words, robert schumann composed mignons lied in the. Haschemann by robert schumann analysis ask will online. During the first ten years of his creative life, schumann published only. He ignored all musical theory because in his mind the romantic music had only to be inspired by fantasy. The pieces in the periodical usually appeared to have been written by florestan, eusebius, or raro, three fictional characters that schumann created, each with distinct views toward music and the arts. When it is noted that the only unrelated key in the set, e flat major for mignon 35 in part ii, was often used by schumann to indicate the s in his name as es is the german word. Mignon is abducted to italy, where she yearns for her homeland and human love. Meine rose is part of a small group of songs published in 1850 forming schumann s opus 90 with texts by nikolaus lenau.
A provocative reexamination of a major romantic composer, rethinking schumann provides fresh approaches to schumanns oeuvre and its reception from the perspectives of literature, visual arts, cultural history, performance studies, dance, and film. Schumanns mignon has the unique distinction of appearing in two opus numbers as the last of op 79, and the first of op 98a. A masterly essay from an extraordinary pianist and extraordinary writer. Dichterliebe, a poets love composed 1840, is the bestknown song cycle of robert schumann op.
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