Songs
Laue Sommernacht
(1910)
Part of a series or song cycle:
Fünf Lieder (Mahler, Alma)
Laue Sommernacht
Laue Sommernacht: am Himmel
Stand kein Stern, im weiten Walde
Suchten wir uns tief im Dunkel,
Und wir fanden uns.
Fanden uns im weiten Walde
In der Nacht, der sternenlosen,
Hielten staunend uns im Arme
In der dunklen Nacht.
War nicht unser ganzes Leben
So ein Tappen, so ein Suchen?
Da: In seine Finsternisse
Liebe, fiel Dein Licht.
Mild summer night
Mild summer night: in the sky
Not a star, in the deep forest
We sought each other in the dark
And found one another.
Found one another in the deep wood
In the night, the starless night,
And amazed, we embraced
In the dark night.
Our entire life – was it not
Such a tentative quest?
There: into its darkness,
O Love, fell your light.
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Composer
Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was a Viennese-born composer, author, editor and socialite. She composed at least 17 songs for voice and piano. She was married to Gustav Mahler.
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Previously performed at:
- 05 Apr 2019: Katarina Karnéus & Julius Drake
- 10 Mar 2019: Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Rozanna Madylus Sings Alma and Gustav M...
- 28 Feb 2019: Song at Wolfson / Rozanna Madylus: Mahler Rückert Lieder
- 28 Oct 2017: Mastercourse Concert
- 26 Oct 2017: Mahler, Berg, Korngold & Strauss: Angelika Kirchschlager & Julius Drake
- 22 Oct 2017: Mahler: Reader, Thinker, Composer: Christina Sidak & Deirdre Brenner
(As part of a song cycle/series:)
- 23 Oct 2017: Mastercourse Day One
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