Composer Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He was uncommonly gifted from a young age, but appreciation of his music was limited during his lifetime. His work became more popular in the decades after his death, and was praised by 19th century composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers in the history of Western music and his work continues to be admired and performed.

Das Wanderm


Song


Die schöne Müllerin image

Die schöne Müllerin (German pronunciation: [diː ˈʃøːnə ˈmʏlɐʁɪn],"The Fair Maid of the Mill", Op. 25, D. 795), is a song cycle by Franz Schubert from 1823 based on 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. It is the first of Schubert's two seminal cycles (preceding Winterreise), and a pinnacle of Lied repertoire.
Die schöne Müllerin is performed by a pianist and a solo singer. The vocal part falls in the range of a tenor or soprano voice, but is often sung by other voices, transposed to a lower range, a precedent established by Schubert himself. Since the protagonist is a young man, performances by women's voices are less common. The piano part bears much of the expressive burden of the work, and is only seldom a mere 'accompaniment' to the singer. A typical performance lasts around sixty to seventy minutes.

Synopsis

"Das Wandern" ("Wandering"; B♭ major): "Wandering is the miller's joy"
"Wohin?" ("Where to?"; G major): "Is this my path then? Oh tell me, brook, where to?"
"Halt!" ("Stop!"; C major): "Dear little Brook, is this what you meant?"
"Danksagung an den Bach" ("Thanksgiving to the Brook"; G major)
"Am Feierabend" ("Evening's Rest"; A minor): "If only I could move the millstones alone!
"Der Neugierige" ("The Inquirer"; B major): "Tell me, little Brook
"Ungeduld" ("Impatience"; A major): "My heart is yours, and it will be forever!"
"Morgengruß" ("Morning Greeting"; C major): "Does my greeting displease you so?"
"Des Müllers Blumen" ("The Miller's Flowers"; A major): "The flowers will whisper to her as in a dream: forget me not!"
"Tränenregen" ("Rain of Tears"; A major): "She said: 'A rain is coming
"Mein!" ("Mine!"; D major): "Are these all the flowers you have, spring? Can you not shine brighter, sun? The beloved Millermaid is mine! Mine!"
"Pause" ("Interlude"; B♭ major): "Is it the echo of my love's pain?
"Mit dem grünen Lautenbande" ("With the Green Lute-Ribbon"; B♭ major)
"Wind the green ribbon into your locks, since you like green so much!"
"Der Jäger" ("The Hunter"; C minor): "There is no game here for you to hunt! Only a doe, a tame one, for me!"
"Eifersucht und Stolz" ("Jealousy and Pride"; G minor): "Where to so fast and wild, dear brook? Turn back, and scold your maiden!"
"Die liebe Farbe" ("The Beloved Colour"
"Die böse Farbe" ("The Hateful Colour"; B major): "Oh green, you hateful color you!
"Trockne Blumen" ("Withered Flowers"; E minor): "And when she passes my grave, she will think 'He was true to me!'"
"Der Müller und der Bach" ("The Miller and the Brook"; G minor): "Oh dear little brook, you mean so well
"Des Baches Wiegenlied" ("The Brook's Lullaby"; E major)