The performers here complement the cycle with a singlemovement piano sonata for frau. Wesendonck lieder, wwv 91, is the common name of a set of five songs for female voice and. Wagner wesendonck lieder for low voice and chamber. Wesendoncklieder, a sore by richard wagner, and alain bonardi. Richard wagner wwv 91 wesendonck lieder piano and voice time. Enter otto wesendonck, a wealthy silk merchant who, in 1852 made wagner a generous loan. These songs, which became an important artistic statement for wagner, were written while the composer and his wife were living in zurich on the estate of otto wesendonck and his wife mathilde. Abstract of a doctoral essay at the university of miami. Emi classics represents the work of norwegian soprano kirsten flagstad in its great artists of the century series through a collection entitled wagner.
Wesendonck was a wealthy merchant and one of wagner s many benefactors. Full text of richard wagner to mathilde wesendonck see other formats. These songs to texts by mathilde wesendonck, wagners muse during the 1850s, are framed by two versions of the overture to the flying dutchman, the rarely heard 1841 original version and the composers final creation from 1860, with its new ending inspired by. Jonas kaufmanns longawaited wagner album, recorded in berlin with the deutsche oper orchestra under donald runnicles, is a thrilling if at times troubling affair. But what is more important to our narrative is the introduction of mrs. The situation changed when wagner wrote the wesendonck lieder in 1857. Jesse normans beuatiful voice is perfect with sir colin davis and the london symphony.
Wesendoncklieder siegfriedidyll, an album by richard wagner, nina stemme, swedish chamber orchestra, thomas dausgaard on spotify. Show fewer details show texts and translations together. Pdf on jan 1, 2006, sherri weiler and others published richard wagners wesendonck lieder. When a heart fills with dread sorrow, shuns the world and disappears, when its wish to bleed in silence dissolves into a flood of tears.
She was the wife of one of wagners patrons, otto wesendonck. Strauss, wagner jessye norman, gewandhausorchester leipzig, kurt masur, london symphony orchestra, sir colin davis vier letzte lieder wesendonklieder. The first of these, of course, relates to siegfried, the composition of which was resumed and completed in the mid1860s and is a direct. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Robert schumann richard wagner wesendonck lieder christoph. Wesendonck was a wealthy merchant and one of wagners many benefactors. In songs generally considered the province of mezzos and dramatic sopranos, renouprezs bright soprano perched in upward transpositions, and forwardly recorded at that sounds out of place, lacking the appropriate weight or inwardness. The poetry for the songs came from mathilde wesendonck, his friend and the wife of his benefactor, otto wesendonck. New arrangement for ensemble 17 players or chamber orchestra up to approx. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Wesendonck lieder, wwv 91, is the common name of a set of five songs for female voice and piano by richard wagner, funf gedichte fur eine frauenstimme five poems for a female voice. Wesendonck, the young, pretty, and artistic wife of the merchant, who quickly fell under wagners spell. Richard wagner wwv 91 wesendoncklieder piano and voice time. The songs, together with the siegfried idyll, are the two non. Flagstad, unlike most sopranos, improved with age like a fine wine, with her postwar emi recordings being flagstads latest and considered her best. Richard wagner, ed spanjaard, limburg symphony orchestra, charlotte margiono wagner. Villa wesendonck, zurich the cycle is a setting of poems by mathilde wesendonck, the wife of one of wagners patrons. Home composers performers instruments genres top 100 info links other help. The passionate if platonic friendship between richard wagner and mathilde wesendonck, the wife of the composers patron otto wesendonck, inspired the composer to set her poetry to music, producing what we know as the wesendonck lieder in 18578. The wesendoncklieder were written in 18571858 in an exceptional momentum of creative effervescence, of musical and cultural search, and of passionate love. In his arrangements he was aiming to evoke the pretristan. The wesendonck lieder themselves, unfortunately, serve mostly to illustrate the soloists weaknesses.
In 1862 richard wagner published five songs for voice and piano, entitled funf gedichte fur eine frauenstimme five poems for womans voice. The isoldes liebestod, in particular, is heavenly and tearprovoking. The wesendonck lieder are a particular successalthough the voice seems to be in a slightly different acoustic, but this is not a major distraction. This program is interesting, if somewhat misleadingly titled. There may be doubt in the minds of some as to whether it was a consummated relationship, but no matter for the music really tells it all. Wesendonck, the young, pretty, and artistic wife of the merchant, who quickly fell under wagner s spell. This, and the siegfried idyll, are his only two nonoperatic works that are still regularly. Wilhelm richard wagner may 22, 18 february, 1883 was an influential german composer. The meistersinger overture is very fastas fast as solti in chicagobut the rhythmic flow is gentler, and the dynamic more fluid and less incisive than solti, with a resulting greater success. The songs, together with the siegfried idyll, are the two nonoperatic works by wagner most regularly performed. Dreams wesendonck, set by richard wagner the liedernet. Wagner had become acquainted with otto wesendonck in zurich, where he had fled on his escape from.
These songs to texts by mathilde wesendonck, wagners muse during the 1850s, are framed by two versions of the overture to the flying dutchman, the rarely heard 1841 original version and the composers final creation from 1860, with its new ending inspired by tristan, composed three years earlier. Wesendoncklieder siegfriedidyll, an album by richard wagner, nina stemme, swedish chamber orchestra, thomas dausgaard on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Extra information, a descendant of mathilde wesendonck simplified the spelling of the family name to wesendonk, and. Wagner wesendonck lieder for high voice and chamber. Isolde personified find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. These selections represent flagstad in her most essential element. Wilhelm richard wagner may 22, 18 february, 1883 was an influential german composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas. When a heart fills with dread sorrow, shuns the world and disappears, when its wish to bleed in silence dissolves into a flood of tears, when its prayer at its most fervent begs for nothing but release.
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