Schubert, Franz Peter - "Lied der Mignon II" for Flute & Strings D.877 Op. 62 No. 3 Flute and String Quartet |
Composer : | Schubert, Franz Peter (1797 - 1828) | ||||
Instrumentation : | Flute and String Quartet2 other versions | ||||
Style : | Classical | ||||
Key : | B major | ||||
Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
Added by magataganm, 17 Nov 2023 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 – 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include the art song "Erlkönig", the Piano Trout Quintet in A major, the unfinished Symphony No. 8 in B minor, the "Great" Symphony No. 9 in C major, a String Quintet, the three last piano sonatas, the opera Fierrabras, the incidental music to the play Rosamunde, and the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise. He was remarkably prolific, writing over 1,500 works in his short career. His compositional style progressed rapidly throughout his short life. The largest number of his compositions are songs for solo voice and piano (roughly 630). Lied der Mignon II ["So lasst mich scheinen" ("So let me seem")] D.877 Op. 62 No. 3 is one of three poems set by Schubert from Goethe's novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre ("Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship"). First set in April 1821, Schubert revisited the poem in January 1826, recasting its musical setting and later publishing it with two other of Goethe's poems as part of his 4 Gesänge aus 'Wilhelm Meister', op. 62. The poem is Mignon's response to seeing her transfigured body prior to her impending death. Schubert's strophic setting begins with a piano introduction in the key of B major. The peacefulness of the opening chorale-like melody immediately invokes Mignon's heavenly vision. During the second verse (and also again in the fourth), a unison passage between the voice and piano "transfigures" the B major tonality into a brilliant D major. However, as soon the image appears, it disappears, first into a dark D minor and then B minor before regaining the major tonic tonality. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mignon_(Schubert)) Although originally composed for Voice & Piano, I created this Interpretation of "Lied der Mignon II" (D.877 Op. 62 No. 3) for Flute & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello). Sheet central : | 4 Gesänge aus 'Wilhelm Meister' (7 sheet music) | |
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