Lang: Songs of Sorrow
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- Composer: Josephine Lang (1815-1880)
- Editor: Matthias Ehm
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano, Medium Voice
- Originally for: Piano, Voice
- Work Language: German
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- Size: 8.3 x 11.6 inches
Description
Contents:
- Leb‘ wohl, leb‘ wohl du schöne Welt, 29, No. 1
- Der Pfad, den du so oft gezogen, 29, No. 2
- Gib Dich dahin in Gottes Sinn 29, No. 3
- Wie zieht ein Wandrer leicht dahin
- "Meine Herde will ich weiden"
- Klag‘ deine Not dem lieben Gott
- Gebrochen ist der Sturm
- Nur keinen Abschied, 43, No. 5
Josephine Lang's "Lieder des Leids," based on poems by Albert Zeller (1804–1877), occupy a special place in her oeuvre, as Lang did not devote herself to the setting of sacred texts by any other poet to such an extent. Contrary to what the title "Lieder des Leids" might suggest, however, neither Zeller's texts nor Lang's settings are exclusively songs of lament. On the contrary, in Lang's selection, themes of consolation, gratitude, trust in God, and the joyful certainty of reunion in the hereafter prevail. in this way they are an expression of Lang's strong faith, which remained unshaken even in the face of the most severe blows of fate.
As early as Ferdinand Hiller (1811–1885), conductor, music writer, and a friend from her Munich years, recognized in Josephine Lang's "Lieder des Leids,", Op. 29, a "special beauty of melody and […] deepest expression." The present edition brings together both the settings published during Lang's lifetime and the previously unpublished ones. in this way, it aims to provide a complete overview of this high-quality group of songs and to make them accessible for practical performance.
Works:
- Songs of Sorrow, Op. 29
- Nur keinen Abschied, No. 5 from 5 Songs, Op. 43
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Lang: Songs of Sorrow
