Composer

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Hugo Wolf

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Song: Art Song

Compose Date

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Aug 31, 1888

Average_duration

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2:48

Hugo Wolf's 'Verschwiegene Liebe (Eichendorff Lieder)' is a song cycle composed in 1888. The premiere of the cycle took place in Vienna in 1891. The cycle consists of five movements, each of which is based on a poem by Joseph von Eichendorff. The first movement, 'Verschwiegene Liebe' (Silent Love), is a gentle and melancholic song that expresses the pain of unrequited love. The second movement, 'Der Musikant' (The Musician), is a lively and playful song that tells the story of a wandering musician who falls in love with a beautiful girl. The third movement, 'In der Fremde' (In a Foreign Land), is a haunting and atmospheric song that evokes the sense of loneliness and isolation that comes with being far from home. The fourth movement, 'Gesang Weylas' (Weyla's Song), is a passionate and intense song that expresses the longing and desire of a lover for his beloved. The final movement, 'Auf einer Wanderung' (On a Hike), is a joyful and exuberant song that celebrates the beauty of nature and the joy of being alive. Throughout the cycle, Wolf's music perfectly captures the mood and emotion of Eichendorff's poetry, creating a powerful and evocative work that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. The characteristics of Wolf's music in 'Verschwiegene Liebe (Eichendorff Lieder)' are characterized by his use of chromaticism, which creates a sense of tension and unease, and his use of complex harmonies and textures, which give the music a rich and expressive quality. Wolf's music is also notable for its sensitivity to the text, with each movement perfectly capturing the mood and emotion of Eichendorff's poetry. Overall, 'Verschwiegene Liebe (Eichendorff Lieder)' is a masterpiece of German lieder, and a testament to the power of music to express the deepest emotions of the human heart.

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