Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) wrote the words for “I Love You” Min Tankes Tanke ene du er vorden, Du er mit Hjertes første Kærlighed. Jeg elsker Dig, som Ingen her på Jorden, Jeg elsker Dig i Tid og Evighed! You have become the single thought of my...
Der Engel/The Angel In der Kindheit frühen Tagen Hört ich oft von Engeln sagen, Die des Himmels hehre Wonne Tauschen mit der Erdensonne, Daß, wo bang ein Herz in Sorgen Schmachtet vor der Welt verborgen, Daß, wo still es will verbluten, Und vergehn in Tränenfluten,...
CD 4 Track 1 An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved) Text: Alois Jeitteles (1794-1858) Music: Beethoven Op. 98 When Beethoven set these six songs he created the very first, and still the only, true song cycle. Other composers wrote cycles, but the individual...
CD 3 Track 1 Der Engel (The Angel) Text: Mathilde Wesendonck (1828-1902) Music: Richard Wagner (1813-1883) 1862 Der Engel and the following Im Treibhaus are from Wagner’s set of songs called Wesendonck Lieder, written to the words of the wife of one of his patrons....
Here are the translations and notes for CD 2 CD 2 Tracks 1 and 9 Ständchen (Serenade) Text: Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815–1894) Music: Richard Strauss Op. 17 No. 2 This is the most popular of the Lieder of Strauss, and one of Lehmann’s favorites. She included...
