Songs
Nachthymne
(1827)
D687
Nachthymne
Hinüber wall’ ich, Und jede PeinWird einst ein Stachel Der Wollust sein. Noch wenig Zeiten, So bin ich losUnd liege trunkenDer Lieb’ im Schoss.Unendliches LebenWogt mächtig in mir,Ich schaue von obenHerunter nach dir.An jenem HügelVerlischt dein Glanz –Ein Schatten bringetDen kühlenden Kranz.O! sauge, Geliebter,Gewaltig mich an,Dass ich entschlummernUnd lieben kann.Ich fühle des TodesVerjüngende Flut,Zu Balsam und ÄtherVerwandelt mein Blut –Ich lebe bei TageVoll Glauben und Mut,Und sterbe die NächteIn heiliger Glut.
Hymn to the Night
I shall pass over, and all pain will be a stabof pleasure.In a short whileI shall be freedand lie enrapturedin the bosom of love.Eternal lifewill surge powerfully within me; I shall gaze down on youfrom above.Your radiance will fadeon yonder hill,shadow will bringa cooling wreath.Beloved, draw mepowerfully in,that I may fall asleepand love.I feel the rejuvenatingtide of death,my blood is changedto balm and ether.By day I livefull of faith and courage;at night I diein the sacred fire.
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Composer
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He was uncommonly gifted from a young age, but appreciation of his music was limited during his lifetime. His work became more popular in the decades after his death, and was praised by 19th century composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
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Poet
Novalis was the pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, a poet, author, and philosopher of early German Romanticism. Hardenberg's professional work and university background, namely his study of mineralogy and management of salt mines in Saxony, was often ignored by his contemporary readers. He was the second of the eleven children of the estate owner and salt-mine manager Heinrich Ulrich Erasmus Freiherr von Hardenberg.
In 1797 Novalis entered the Mining Academy of Freiberg in Saxony, a leading academy of science, to study geology. During his studies in Freiberg, he immersed himself in a wide range of subjects, including mining, mathematics, chemistry, biology, history and, not least, philosophy. It was here that he collected materials for his famous encyclopaedia project. Similar to other German authors of the Romantic age, his work in the mining industry, which was then undergoing the first steps to industrialization, was closely connected with his literary work.
Novalis' first fragments were published in 1798 in the Athenäum, a magazine edited by the brothers Schlegel, who were also part of the early Romantic movement. Novalis' first publication was entitled Blüthenstaub (Pollen) and saw the first appearance of his pseudonym, "Novalis". In July 1799, he became acquainted with Ludwig Tieck, and that autumn he met other authors of so-called "Jena Romanticism".
From Spring 1799, Novalis again worked in the management of salt mines. That December, he became an assessor of the salt mines and a director. In December 1800, the twenty-eight-year-old Hardenberg was appointed "Supernumerar-Amtshauptmann" for the district of Thuringia, a position comparable to that of a present-day magistrate. But from August onward, Hardenberg suffered from tuberculosis, and on March 25, 1801, he died in Weißenfels. His body was buried in the old cemetery there.
Novalis lived long enough to see the publication only of Pollen, Faith and Love or the King and the Queen and Hymns to the Night. His unfinished novels, his political speech, and numerous other notes and fragments were published posthumously by his friends Ludwig Tieck and Friedrich Schlegel.
Schubert made settings of several of his poems: Hymne I, II, III and IV (D659, 660, 661 and 662), Marie (D658) and Nachthymne (D687).
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Previously performed at:
- 14 Oct 2018: Young Artist Platform: Jessica Dandy & Dylan Perez
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Nachthymne
Hymn to the Night
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He was uncommonly gifted from a young age, but appreciation of his music was limited during his lifetime. His work became more popular in the decades after his death, and was praised by 19th century composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
Information from Wikipedia. Read more here.
See Full Entry
Poet
Novalis was the pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, a poet, author, and philosopher of early German Romanticism. Hardenberg's professional work and university background, namely his study of mineralogy and management of salt mines in Saxony, was often ignored by his contemporary readers. He was the second of the eleven children of the estate owner and salt-mine manager Heinrich Ulrich Erasmus Freiherr von Hardenberg.
In 1797 Novalis entered the Mining Academy of Freiberg in Saxony, a leading academy of science, to study geology. During his studies in Freiberg, he immersed himself in a wide range of subjects, including mining, mathematics, chemistry, biology, history and, not least, philosophy. It was here that he collected materials for his famous encyclopaedia project. Similar to other German authors of the Romantic age, his work in the mining industry, which was then undergoing the first steps to industrialization, was closely connected with his literary work.
Novalis' first fragments were published in 1798 in the Athenäum, a magazine edited by the brothers Schlegel, who were also part of the early Romantic movement. Novalis' first publication was entitled Blüthenstaub (Pollen) and saw the first appearance of his pseudonym, "Novalis". In July 1799, he became acquainted with Ludwig Tieck, and that autumn he met other authors of so-called "Jena Romanticism".
From Spring 1799, Novalis again worked in the management of salt mines. That December, he became an assessor of the salt mines and a director. In December 1800, the twenty-eight-year-old Hardenberg was appointed "Supernumerar-Amtshauptmann" for the district of Thuringia, a position comparable to that of a present-day magistrate. But from August onward, Hardenberg suffered from tuberculosis, and on March 25, 1801, he died in Weißenfels. His body was buried in the old cemetery there.
Novalis lived long enough to see the publication only of Pollen, Faith and Love or the King and the Queen and Hymns to the Night. His unfinished novels, his political speech, and numerous other notes and fragments were published posthumously by his friends Ludwig Tieck and Friedrich Schlegel.
Schubert made settings of several of his poems: Hymne I, II, III and IV (D659, 660, 661 and 662), Marie (D658) and Nachthymne (D687).
Taken from Wikipedia. To view the full article, click here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 14 Oct 2018: Young Artist Platform: Jessica Dandy & Dylan Perez