Soprano voice and string
quartet - difficult
SKU: HL.49007921
By Robert Schumann,
op. 107. Composed by
Robert Schumann. Arranged
by Aribert Reimann. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Score and
Parts. 56 pages. Duration
10'. Schott Music #ED
8329. Published by Schott
Music (HL.49007921).
ISBN 9790001111911.
9.0x12.0x0.238
inches.
In these
lieder, Robert Schumann
seems to mirror his life
full of crises. The
composition coincides
with the first
signs of his illness. The
picture of the drowning
Ophelia evoked in the
first chant
conjures up the image of
his suicide attempt three
years later. Aribert
Reimann's transcription
seems to be opposed to
Schumann's endeavours to
make stronger use of 'the
development of the
accompanying instrument,
the piano'. On the other
hand, the complete
integration of the vocal
part in the musical
setting of the string
quartet confirms
Schumann's assessment
that the singing voice
alone cannot 'express
everything; apart from
the expression of the
whole, even subtle
nuances of the poem shall
become apparent'. These
transcriptions show
Reimann's sense of timbre
and his many years of
experience as a lied
accompanist.