Die schöne Müllerin, D.795, op. 25
Die schöne Müllerin (German pronunciation: [diː ˈʃøːnə ˈmʏlɐʁɪn],"The Fair Maid of the Mill", Op. 25, D. 795), is a song cycle by Franz Schubert from 1823 based on 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. It is the first of Schubert's two seminal cycles (preceding Winterreise), and a pinnacle of Lied repertoire.
Die schöne Müllerin is performed by a pianist and a solo singer. The vocal part falls in the range of a tenor or soprano voice, but is often sung by other voices, transposed to a lower range, a precedent established by Schubert himself. Since the protagonist is a young man, performances by women's voices are less common. The piano part bears much of the expressive burden of the work, and is only seldom a mere 'accompaniment' to the singer. A typical performance lasts around sixty to seventy minutes.
Movements
- Das Wandern
- Wohin?
- Halt!
- Danksagung an den Bach
- Am Feierabend
- Der Neugierige
- Ungeduld
- Morgengruss
- Des Müllers Blumen
- Tränenregen
- Mein!
- Pause
- Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
- Der Jäger
- Eifersucht und Stolz
- Die liebe Farbe
- Die böse Farbe
- Trockne Blumen
- Der Müller und der Bach
- Des Baches Wiegenlied
Recommended recordings
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Fritz Wunderlich YouTubeSpotify (subscription)