Gesänge, op. 91
Songs
Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano (German: Zwei Gesänge für eine Altstimme mit Bratsche und Klavier), Op. 91, were composed by Johannes Brahms for his friends Joseph Joachim and his wife Amalie. The text of the first song, "Gestillte Sehnsucht" (Longing at rest), is a poem by Friedrich Rückert, composed in 1884. The text of the second, "Geistliches Wiegenlied" (Sacred lullaby) was written by Emanuel Geibel after Lope de Vega, and set to music in 1863. They were published together in 1884.
Movements
- Gestillte Sehnsucht
- Geistliches Wiegenlied
Most recent recordings
- Brahms: 2 Gesänge, Op. 91 — Johannes Brahms, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Christian Chamorel, Hans Egidi (2023) Spotify
- Brahms : Viola Sonatas, Op. 120 - Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 — Johannes Brahms, Antoine Tamestit, Cédric Tiberghien, Matthias Goerne (2021) Spotify
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