Frauenliebe und-leben, op. 42
Song cycle
Frauen-Liebe und Leben (Woman's Love and Life) is a cycle of poems by Adelbert von Chamisso, written in late 1829 and early 1830. They describe the course of a woman's love for a man, from their first meeting to her widowhood. The poems were widely popular and set to music by many composers, including Carl Loewe and Franz Lachner. Robert Schumann's song cycle on the text is the most widely known.
Movements
- Seit ich ihn gesehen
- Er, der Herrlichste von allen
- Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
- Du Ring an meinem Finger
- Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
- Süßer Freund, du blickest
- An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
- Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
Recommended recordings
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