Work Title
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Liebeslieder Waltzes
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Alternative. Title
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Liebeslieder-Walzer ; Love-Song Waltzes
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Name Translations
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Liebeslieder; Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52; Liebeslieder, Op. 52; Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52; 愛の歌; Valsos amorosos
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Name Aliases
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Liebeslieder-Walzer; Liebeslieder op. 52
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181445310; LCCN: n81059979; GND: 300025726
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Composer
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Brahms, Johannes
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.52
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJB 48
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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18 pieces:
- Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes. Im Ländler-Tempo
- Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
- O die Frauen
- Wie des Abends schöne Röthe
- Die grüne Hopfenranke
- Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm. Grazioso
- Wohl schön bewandt
- Wenn so lind dein Augen mir
- Am Donaustrande
- O wie sanft die Quelle
- Nein, est ist nicht auszukommen
- Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser
- Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft
- Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar
- Nachtigall, sie singt so schön
- Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe. Lebhaft
- Nicht wandle, mein Licht. Mit Ausdruck
- Es bebet das Gesträuche. Lebhaft
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1869
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First Publication.
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1869 (October) - Berlin: N. Simrock
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Librettist
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Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800–1875), after traditional folksongs
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Language
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German
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, piano 4-hands:
- soprano, alto, tenor, bass, piano 4-hands (Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 to 12, 15, 16 and 18)
tenor, bass, piano 4-hands (Nos.3 and 14) soprano, alto, piano 4-hands (Nos.4 and 13) soprano or alto, piano 4-hands (No.7) tenor, piano 4-hands (No.17)
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External Links
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Wikipedia article The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive KDH Listening Guide
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Extra Information
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Version History
- Composed for vocal quartet ad lib. and piano 4 hands, 1868–69
- Arranged for piano 4 hands (without voices) by Brahms, 1874 (first performance in this version: Vienna, 14 November 1874; published in 1874 as "Op.52a"); No.3 exists in two variants. Even the first, 1869, edition allows for performance without voices, however ("voices ad lib.")
- Arranged for vocal quartet and piano 2 hands by Brahms (first published in 1875)
- Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 were arranged for voices with orchestra by Brahms, 1869–70 (first performance in this version: Vienna, 14 November 1874; first published in 1938)
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