Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente (English: Six Hölderlin Fragments) is a song cycle for high voice and piano composed in 1958 by Benjamin Britten (1913–76), and published as his Op. 61. It consists of settings of six short poems and verse fragments by the German lyric poet Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843).
Britten had been introduced to the poetry of Hölderlin by Prince Ludwig of Hesse, and the cycle is dedicated to him. It was recorded by Peter Pears (tenor) and the composer (piano) and broadcast by the BBC in November 1958.
Movements
- Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: I. Menschenbeifall
- Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: II. Die Heimat
- Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: III. Sokrates und Alcibiades
- Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: IV. Die Jugend
- Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: V. Hälfte des Lebens
- Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: VI. Die Linien des Lebens