Composer

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Hugo Wolf

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Song Collection

Compose Date

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Dec 12, 1891

Average_duration

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1:35

Hugo Wolf's "Mein Liebster singt am Haus (Italienisches Liederbuch)" is a song cycle composed between 1890 and 1896. The premiere of the cycle took place in Vienna in 1897. The cycle consists of 46 songs, which are divided into two volumes. The first volume contains 22 songs, while the second volume contains 24 songs. The cycle is based on a collection of Italian poems translated into German by Paul Heyse. The poems are love songs, and the cycle explores the various aspects of love, including longing, passion, and heartbreak. The songs are written for voice and piano, and they are characterized by their lyrical melodies and expressive harmonies. The cycle is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the joys of love, while the second part explores the pain of love. The first part includes songs such as "Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken" (Even small things can delight us), which celebrates the simple pleasures of love, and "Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen" (How long has my longing been), which expresses the intense longing of the lover. The second part of the cycle includes songs such as "Und steht Ihr früh am Morgen auf" (And if you rise early in the morning), which expresses the pain of unrequited love, and "Nun lass uns Frieden schließen" (Now let us make peace), which explores the aftermath of a failed relationship. The songs in the cycle are characterized by their emotional intensity and their use of musical motifs to convey the themes of the poems. The cycle is considered one of Wolf's most important works, and it has been widely performed and recorded by singers and pianists around the world.

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