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Music and Poetry of the German

instructor Dr. Blake Howe [email protected] M&DA 274

meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30‐11:50 M&DA 249

office hour Thursdays, 1:00‐2:00 or by appointment January 11

Introductionto the Analysis of Song

Music Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach,"An Lyda'I (Klopstock) (1775) o Ursula Fledler, , and LorenzoGhielmi,

Wolfgang Mozart,"Abendempfindung" (unknown)(1787) o , soprano, and Dalton Baldwin,

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Edward T. Cone,"Words into Music: The Composer's Approach to the Text," in SoundandPoetry, ed. Northrop Frye, 3‐15 (NewYork: Columbia University Press, 1956).

Raymond Monelle,"Word Setting in the Strophic Lied," Music&Letters65 (1984): 229-36.

Yonatan Malin, Songsin Motion:RhythmandMeterin the GermanLied (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), 3-34. January 16

Music Corona Schréter, 'DerErlkénig‘ (Goethe)(1782) 1. Andrea Melath, mezzo soprano, and Ermese Virag, piano

J.A. P. Schulz, Liederim Voikston (1782)

Johann Friedrich Reichardt,"Erlkénig" (Goethe) (1794) 0 Gerald Finley, , and Grahamjohnson, piano

Carl Friedrich Zelter, “Erlkénig” (Goethe)(1808) 0 Gerald Finley, baritone, and GrahamJohnson, piano

Bernhard Klein, “Der Erlkénig” (Goethe)(pub. 1827)

Historical/Analytical Studies Matthew Head, Sovereign Feminine:MusicandGenderin Eighteenth‑ CentwyGermany(Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013), 123-57. January 18

Music Johann Friedrich Reichardt,'Néhe des Geliebten' (Goethe)(1796)

Carl Friedrich Zelter, “lch denke dein” (Brun)(1795)

Ludwigvan Beethoven,"Andenken" (Matthison) (1809) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, and , piano

Franz Schubert,"Nahe des Geliebten" (Goethe)(1815) I Christoph Prégardien,, and Andreas Staier, piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Walter Frisch,"Schubert's 'Nahe des Geliebten' (D. 162):Transformation of the Volkston,” in Schubert: CriticalandAnaMicaIStudies, ed. Walter Frisch, 175-99(Lincoln and : Universityof Nebraska Press, 1986). January 23

Music Ludwigvan Beethoven,An die ferne Geliebte (leitteles)(1816) o Gerhard Hiisch, baritone, and Hanns Udo Miiller, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Joseph Kerman,"An die ferne Geliebte," in Wn'te AllThese Down: on MusidBerkeley, LosAngeles, London: University of California Press, 1994), 1 73-206. January 25

Music ,'Ganymed' (Goethe) (1817) o , soprano,and , piano

Franz Schubert,"Prometheus” (Goethe)(1819) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, and ,piano

Franz Schubert,"Wandrers Nachtlied ll”(Goethe)(1822) o , -baritone, and Gerald Moore, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies jfirgen Thym and Ann C.Fehn, “Schubert’s Strategies in Setting FreeVerse," in OfPoetryandSong:Approaches to the Nineteenth-CenturyLied, ed. jurgen Thym, 261-80 (Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2010). January 30

Music Franz Schubert, 'DerZwerg' (Collin)(1823) o ,soprano, and Phillip Moore,piano

Franz Schubert,"Nacht undTraume" (Collin)(1823) e Leo Slezak, tenor, and Michael Raucheisen, piano 0 , mezzo soprano, and GrahamJohnson, piano

Franz Schubert,"Wehmut" (Collin)(1823) o , mezzo soprano, and IrwinGage, piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Susan Youens, Schubert’s LateLieder:Beyondthe Song-Cycles (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), 1-92. February 1

Music Franz Schubert,"Trockne Blumen'(Muller)(1823) 0 , tenor, and ,piano

Ludwig Berger, "Mfillers trockne Blumen” (Mfiller) (1818) 0 Mark Padmore, tenor, and GrahamJohnson, piano

Franz Schubert, Dieschéne Mullerin(MOIIer) (1823) 0 PeterSchreier, tenor, and Walter Olbertz, piano

Franz Schubert, Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for Flute and Piano (1824) o Barthold Kuijken,transverse flute, and Luc Devos, pianoforte

Historical/Analytical Studies Susan Youens, Schubert:”Dieschdne Mullen'nflCambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), 1-30. February 6

Music Franz Schubert. 'IhrBild'(Heine) (1828) o Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo soprano, and , piano

Franz Schubert,"Am Meer"(Heine) (1828) o Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo soprano, and Aribert Reimann, piano

Franz Schubert,"Die Stadt" (Heine)(1828) o Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo soprano, and Aribert Reimann, piano

Franz Schubert, "Der Doppelgénger" (Heine) (1828) o Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo soprano, and Aribert Reimann, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies joseph Kerman,"A Romantic Detail in Schubert's ," in Schubert: Critical andAnalytical Studies, ed. Walter Frisch,48-64 (Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1986). February 8

Music ,'Erlkénig'(Goethe)(1818) - , baritone, and GiintherWeissenborn, piano

Franz Schubert,"Erlkénig" (Goethe) (1815) 0 Alexander Kipnis, bass-baritone, and Gerald Moore, piano 0 MarianAnderson, , and Franz Rupp, piano 0 Christine Schafer, soprano;, tenor; Michael George, bass-baritone; and Grahamjohnson, piano

Carl Loewe,"Edward"(Herder)(1818) o Hans Hotter, bass-baritone, and Gerald Moore, piano

Carl Loewe,"Herr OluF' (Herder)(1818) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, andJorg Demus, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Christopher Gibbs,"‘Kommgeh' mit mir': Schubert's Uncanny Erlkénig" 19th-CenturyMusic19 (1995): 115-35. February 15

Music , Lied ohne Worte, Op- 30, No-2 (1833) o Annette Seller, fortepiano

Wilhelm Taubert, An die Geliebte:AchtMinne‐lieder, No.S(Goethe)(1834)

Fanny Hensel,"Lied," Op. 8, No.3 (Lenau)(1840) o Elzbieta Sternlicht, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Elfriede Glusman, ”l'aubert and Mendelssohn: OpposingAttitudes toward Poetry and Music," The MusicalQuarterly57 (1971): 628-35. February 20

Music Fanny Hensel,'ImHerbste'(Geibel)(1846) o Lauralyn Kolb, soprano, and Arlene Shrut, piano

Fanny Hensel,"Verlust" (Heine) (1827) 0 Barbara Bonney, soprano, and Geoffrey Parsons,piano

Fanny Hensel,"Die friihen Graber"(Klopstock) (1828) o Susana Gaspar, soprano, and Malcolm Martineau,piano

Fanny Hensel,"Uber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh” (Goethe)(1835) o Tobias Berndt, baritone, andAlexander Fleischer, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Stephen Rodgers, "Fanny Hensel's Lied Aesthetic,"journalof Musicological Research30 (2011): 175-201. February 22

Music Josephine Lang,'Obich manchmal dein gedenke?’ (Kostlin)(1841) o Heike Hallaschka, soprano, and Heidi Kommerell, piano

Josephine Lang,“0 sehntest du dich so nach mir"(Kostlin)(1840) o Heike Hallaschka, soprano, and Heidi Kommerell, piano

Josephine Lang,“Aufdem See in tausend Sterne” (Kostlin) (1841) o Heike Hallaschka, soprano, and Heidi Kommerell, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Harald Krebs and Sharon Krebs,josephine Lang:HerLifeandSongs (Oxford and NewYork: Oxford University Press, 2007), 73-114. February 27

Music , 'Mondnacht'(Eichendorfi)(1840) o , soprano, and KarlAlwin, piano 0 Elly Ameling, soprano, andJérg Demus, piano

Robert Schumann, Liederkreis, Op. 39 (Eichendorff)(1840) o , piano, and , piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Jilrgen Thym, "A Cycle in Flux: Schumann's Eichendorff Liederkreis," in Of PoetryandSong:Approaches to the Nineteenth-CenturyLied, ed.jfirgen Thym (Rochester: University of Rochester Press,2010), 375-89. March 1

Music Robert Schumann, 'SfiBer Freund'(Chamisso) (1840) o , soprano, and BrunoWalter, piano 0 , soprano, and Geoffrey Parsons, piano 0 Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano, and Bengt Forsberg, piano

Carl Loewe,”SGBer Freund" (Chamisso)(1836) o Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo soprano, and Cord Garben, piano

Robert Schumann, Frauenliebe und‐Ieben(Chamisso) (1840) o Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo soprano, andjulius Drake, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies Kristina Muxfeldt,"Frauenfiebe und‐Ieben Nowand Then," 19th-Century Music25 (2001)227‐48. March 6

Music Robert Schumann, 'lmRhein, im heil'gen Strome'(Heine)(1840) 0 , tenor, and Hubert Giesen, piano

Robert Schumann, (Heine)(1840) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, and , piano

Robert Franz, “Aus meinen grol3en Schmerzen" (Heine)(1846) o Elisabeth Schumann, soprano, and George Schick, piano

Robert Franz,“Im Rhein im heil'gen Strome"(Heine)(1860) 0 Robin Tritschler, tenor, and GrahamJohnson, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies BeateJulia Perry, Schumann's ”Dichterliebe”andEarlyRomanticPoets: Fragmentation of Desire(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,2002). March 8

Music , 'Lorelei'(Heine)(1843) 0 Barbara Bonney, soprano, andVladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Friedrich Silcher,"Lorelei" (Heine)(1838)

Franz Liszt, "Die Loreley" (Heine)(1856) 0 , soprano, andJames Lockhart, piano

Ingeborg Bronsartvon Schellendorf, “Die LoreleY' (Heine) (1865)

Historical/Analytical Studies Annegret Fauser,”Rheinsirenen: Loreley and Other Rhine Maidens,"in Musicof the Sirens, ed. Linda Phyllis Austern and Inna Naroditskaya, 250‑ 72 (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006). March 13

Music Clara Schumann, 'Eristgekommen' (Rfickert)(1841) 0 Barbara Bonney, soprano, andVladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Clara Schumann, ”Liebst du um Schonheit" (Rackert)(1841) 0 , baritone, and , piano

Clara Schumann, "Warumwillst du Andre fragen" (Rfickert)(1841) 0 Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano, and Héléne Grimaud, piano

Robert Schumann, "Rose, Meer und Sonne” (Ruckert)(1841) o Olaf Bar, baritone, and , piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Rufus Hallmark,"The Ruckert Lieder of Robert and Clara Schumann," 19th‑ CenturyMusic14(1990): 3-30. March 15

Music , 'EinTon' (Cornelius)(1854) o , soprano, and GrahamJohnson, piano

Peter Cornelius, Trauer undTrost(Cornelius) (1854) 0 Margaret Price, mezzo soprano, and Grahamjohnson, piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Michael Baker, "Voice-Leading Issues in Cornelius's 'Ein Ton,” Dutchjoumai of Music Theory 16 (2011):124-40. March 20

Music ,'Vergiftet sind meine Lieder' (Heine)(1844,rev- 1860) 0 , baritone, and Geoffrey Parsons, piano

Franz Liszt, ”Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen" (Heine) (1849, rev. 1849-80) 0 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, and , piano

Franz Liszt, ”Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam” (twoversions: 5. 309/1 and 309/2) (Heine) (1845-60) 0 Mitsuko Shirai, mezzo soprano, and Hartmut H6ll,piano (firstversion) o Hermann Prey, baritone, and , piano (second version)

HistoricallAnalytical Studies SusanYouens, ”Heine, Liszt,and the Song of the Future,” in FranzLisztand His Worid, ed. Christopher H.Gibbs and Dana Gooley, 39-69 (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2006). March 22

Music ,'lnstiller Nacht'(1894) o Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, and Gerald Moore,piano o Lucia Popp, soprano, and Geoffrey Parsons, piano 0 RIAS Kammerchor, conducted by Marcus Creed

Johannes Brahms,"" (DesKnaben Wunderhom) (1868) 0 , mezzo soprano, andArthur Nikisch, piano

Johannes Brahms,"Vergangen ist mirGluck und Heil” (1874) 0 Andreas Schmidt, baritone, and Helmut Deutsch, piano 0 RIAS Kammerchor, conducted by Marcus Creed

Johannes Brahms,"Da unten im Tale" (1894) o Elly Ameling, soprano, and Dalton Baldwin, piano

Historical/Analytical Studies George Bozarth, ”The Origin of Brahms’s 'lnstiller Nacht,” Notes53 (1996): 363-80. April 3

Music Johannes Brahms,'MitvierzigJahren istder Bergerstiegen' (Rfickert)(1882) 0 , baritone, andJustus Zeyen, piano

Johannes Brahms,"Wie bist du, meine Kénigin"(Daumer)(1864) 0 Alexander Kipnis, bass-baritone, and ErnstWctor Wolff, piano

Johannes Brahms,"Regenlied" (Groth)(1870) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, andJérg Demus, piano

Johannes Brahms,"Nachklang" (Groth)(1870) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, andJorg Demus, piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Heather Platt,”Jenner versus Wolf: The Critical Reception of Brahms's Songs," ThejournalofMusicalogy13 (1995): 377-403. April 5

Music HugoWolf, 'Aufdem grfinen Balkon'(GeibellHeyse) (1889) 0 Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone, and Russell Ryan, piano

Peter Cornelius, ”Preziosas Sprflchlein gegen Kopfweh"(Geibel/Heyse) (1 854) 0 Christina Landshamer, soprano, and Matthias Veit, piano

AdolfJensen, "Sie blasen zum Abmarsch" (GeibellHeyse) (1860) o Georgina Resick, soprano, and Warren Jones, piano

Johannes Brahms,"Geistliches Wiegenlied” (GeibellHeyse) (1884) o , mezzo soprano; , ; and , piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Susan Youens, ? The Vocal Music (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992), 197-257. April 10

Music HugoWolf, 'Ganymed'(Goethe)(1889) 0 John McCormack, tenor, and Edwin Schneider, piano

Hugo Wolf, ”Der Feuerreiter”(Morike)(1888) o Helge Rosvaenge,tenor,and Gerald Moore,piano 0 Stephan Genz, baritone, and , piano

Hugo Wolf, ”Prometheus” (Goethe)(1889) o Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, and Gerald Moore, piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Edward F. Kravitt, The Lied:Mirrorof LateRomanticism(NewHaven and London: Press, 1996),51-74. April 12

Music HugoWolf, 'Nimmersatte Liebe'(Morike)(1888) I Lucia Popp, soprano, and Gerald Moore,piano

HugoWolf, ”Der Gértner"(Morike) (1888) o , mezzo soprano, and Vlktor Graef, piano

HugoWolf, ”Verborgenheit” (M6rike) (1888) 0 Elena Gerhardt, mezzo soprano, and Coenraad V. 805, piano 0 ,contralto, and Phyllis Spurr, piano

HugoWolf, ”Auf ein altes Bild" (Morike)(1888) o Herbertjanssen, baritone, and Coenraad V. 805, piano 0 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, and ,piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Susan Youens, Hugo WolfandhisM6rikeSongs(Cambridge and NewYork: Cambridge University Press, 2000), 1-17. April 17

Music ,“Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt' (Des Knaben Wunderharn) (1893) o Hermann Prey, baritone, and Michael Krist, piano

Gustav Mahler,“Urlicht” (DesKnaben Wunderhom) (1893) 0 Thomas Hampson, baritone, and Geoffrey Parsons, piano

Gustav Mahler, No.2 (1895) 0 Symphony, conducted by , featuring Lorraine HuntLieberson, mezzo soprano

Historical/Analytical Studies Raymond Knapp, SymphonicMetamorphoses:SubjectivityandAlienation in Mahler’s Re‐CycledSongstMiddletown, (.T:Wesleyan University Press, 2003), 71-1 20. April 19

Music Gustav Mahler,'Ich bin derWelt abhanden gekommen' (Ruckert) (1901) o janet Baker, mezzo soprano, and the NewPhilharmonia , conducted byJohn Barbirolli

Gustav Mahler,“Liebst du um Schonheit” (Rilckert)(1901) 0 Thomas Hampson, baritone, and the Wenna Philharmonic, conducted by

Gustav Mahler,"Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder“ (Riickert) (1901) :- Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo soprano, and the Deutsches Symphonie‑ Orchester , conducted by

Historical/Analytical Studies Camilla Bork,"Musical Lyricism as Self-Exploration: Reflections on Mahler's ‘lch bin derWelt abhanden gekommen,” trans. IreneZedlacher, in Mahler andHisWorld, ed. Karen Painter, 159-72 (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2002). April 24

Music ,'Schlafendtrégt man mich in mein Heimatland' (Mombert)(1910) o Mitsuko Shirai, mezzo soprano, and Hartmut H6II, piano

Alban Berg, Vier Lieder,Op. 2 (Hebbel & Mombert)(1910) o Mitsuko Shirai, mezzo soprano, and Hartmut H6II, piano

HistoricallAnalytical Studies Magnar Breivik,"The Representation of Sleep and Death in Berg's Piano Songs, op. 2,” in EncryptedMessagesin Alban Berg’sMusic, ed. Siglind Bruhn, 109-35 (NewYork: Garland, 1998). April 26

Music ,'ImAbendrot' (Eichendorfi)(1948) o Lucia Popp, soprano, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Klaus Tennstedt

Richard Strauss, Wer letzteLieder(Eichendorff8:Hesse)(1948‐49) o Elisabeth Grummer,soprano, and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Kraus

Historical/Analytical Studies Aubrey S.Garlington,]r., “Richard Strauss's Vier IetzteLieder:The Ultimate Opus ultimum,” The MusicalQuarterly73 (1989): 79-93..