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#1249896 - 08/15/09 05:21 PM
Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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Although the August, I end every evening my daily pianopractice with 'Im wunderschoenen Monat Mai (In the wonderful month of May) It's a very lyrical track of music. Another song from this series Dichterliebe Op.48: Ich will meine Seele tauchen (I will immerse my soul) I call these songs little musical paintings.   And an equally good example from Myrthen Op.25: Du bist wie eine Blume (Sweet as any flower).  Very nice and recommended. Best regards, Johan B
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#1249904 - 08/15/09 05:31 PM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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Additional the song played by another pianist In the wonderful month of May  Enjoy it, JB
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#1249906 - 08/15/09 05:32 PM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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Ah yes! Im wunderschönen Monat Mai From Dichterliebe I also love Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen. What about Liederkreis op.39? So many wonderful songs - Wehmut - and the incomparable Frühlingsnacht. Think I need to go and play some Schumann - thanks Johan 
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#1249943 - 08/15/09 06:28 PM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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We are all on the same wavelength here! - the more I hear Dichterliebe the more I admire it - I always love the final song 'Die alten, boesen Lieder' - no one but Schumann could have written that.
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#1249945 - 08/15/09 06:35 PM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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- the more I hear Dichterliebe the more I admire it - I always love the final song 'Die alten, boesen Lieder' - no one but Schumann could have written that. With that gorgeous postlude! I wait through the whole cycle for that moment.
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#1249946 - 08/15/09 06:35 PM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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I often end my practice sessions with the Aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations. It makes me feel peaceful.
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#1249976 - 08/15/09 07:26 PM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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When I was in high school, I had the great pleasure of accompanying a soprano in Dichterliebe. Johan, do you have Theodor Kirchner's piano solo transcription of Dichterliebe? You can download it here: http://www.henseltlibrary.org/scores3.htmlAlso there are Myrthen and Liederkreis, two of my other favorites. Mel
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#1250157 - 08/16/09 04:40 AM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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DANNYLUX...........THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!!!   Thank you for publishing this great link .....I will study the whole site of the Henseltlibrary! Best regards from Holland, Johan B
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#1250256 - 08/16/09 11:45 AM
Re: Schumann songs: beautiful paintings
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You're very welcome, Johan.
Also check out Clara Schumann's transcriptions of her husband's songs in four volumes, at henseltlibrary.
They're very nice straight-forward transcriptions, a little easier than the Kirchner.
My favorites are Fruehlingsnacht, Die Lotosblume, Der Nussbaum, and Widmung.
In Der Fremde is hauntingly beautiful.
Mel
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#1251377 - 08/18/09 01:53 PM
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Thanks Dannylux,
The site of this library is great.....
Best regards,
Johan B
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