Im Freien zu singen (Heft 1)
op. 41, 1838
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- Im Walde
- Entflieh mit mir
- Es fiel ein Reif
- Auf ihrem Grab, da steht eine Linde
- Mailied
- Auf dem See
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)In the Forest You birds, swaying in the branches
how happy and fresh and free you are,
and trilling morning choirs:
I feel sick at heart when I hear it from below.
For an hour I merely slip out
in your merry summer home,
and must therefore complain:
you always live in the lap of luxury,
watching it grow dark and light here.
You seek the trees’ green ceiling,
the thaw of the meadow, the pebbled stream,
you flee from the city and wall,
and let people sigh “oh!” in their birdcage.
August von Platen
Translation: Erik Dorset
Escape with me...
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)Im Walde Ihr Vögel in den Zweigen schwank,
wie seid ihr froh und frisch und frank,
und trillert Morgenchöre:
Ich fühle mich im Herzen krank,
wenn ich’s von unten höre.
Ein Stündchen schleich ich bloß heraus
in euer lustig Sommerhaus,
und muss mich dess’ beklagen:
Ihr lebet stets in Saus und Braus,
seht’s nachten hier und tagen.
Ihr sucht der Bäume grünes Dach,
der Wiese Schmelz, den Kieselbach,
ihr flieht vor Stadt und Mauer,
und lasst die Menschen seufzen,
ach! in ihrem Vogelbauer.
August von Platen
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Composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
| 1809-1847Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) is regarded as one of the most important composers of the Romantic period. His compositions combine the formal clarity of the Viennese Classical period with the heightened expressiveness of the 19th century. His engagement with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach was particularly influential; he played a key role in its rediscovery through the performance of the St Matthew Passion in 1829.
Among his best-known vocal works are his two oratorios, Paulus and Elias, as well as his chorale cantata Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich. Furthermore, Mendelssohn worked as a conductor, pianist and music teacher, and made a significant contribution to the professionalisation of the concert scene and to the development of the Leipzig Conservatoire. His work occupies a central position in 19th-century music history and combines a sense of tradition with Romantic sound aesthetics.
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Editor
Wolfgang Goldhan
| 1934-2017
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