
Songs
Wandrers Nachtlied II
(1822)
D768
Wandrers Nachtlied II
Über allen Gipfeln Ist Ruh’,In allen Wipfeln Spürest duKaum einen Hauch;Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde. Warte nur, baldeRuhest du auch.
Wanderer’s nightsong II
Over every mountain-topLies peace,In every tree-topYou scarcely feelA breath of wind;The little birds are hushed in the wood.Wait, soon you tooWill be at peace.
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
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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
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist. A literary celebrity by the age of 25, Goethe was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Karl August in 1782 after first taking up residence there in November 1775 following the success of his first novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. He was an early participant in the Sturm und Drang literary movement. During his first ten years in Weimar, Goethe served as a member of the Duke's privy council, sat on the war and highway commissions, oversaw the reopening of silver mines in nearby Ilmenau, and implemented a series of administrative reforms at the University of Jena. He also contributed to the planning of Weimar's botanical park and the rebuilding of its Ducal Palace, which in 1998 were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Previously performed at:
- 02 Apr 2020: Songs of Travel: Benjamin Appl & Simon Lepper
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- 19 Oct 2019: 41. Schubert & Mortality: Imogen Cooper, James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook ...
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- 12 Oct 2019: 7. Carl Loewe - Master Storyteller: Christina Gansch, Martin Hässler, Ri...
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- 07 Apr 2019: Goethe - A Life in Songs: Christopher Maltman & Graham Johnson
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- 26 Oct 2016: Mastercourse Day Three
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- 23 Oct 2016: Schubert's Harper Songs
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- 21 Oct 2016: Franz Schubert: Andrè Schuen & Daniel Heide
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- 18 Oct 2016: Schubert and Brahms: Birgid Steinberger & Julius Drake
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Wandrers Nachtlied II
Wanderer’s nightsong II
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
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist. A literary celebrity by the age of 25, Goethe was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Karl August in 1782 after first taking up residence there in November 1775 following the success of his first novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. He was an early participant in the Sturm und Drang literary movement. During his first ten years in Weimar, Goethe served as a member of the Duke's privy council, sat on the war and highway commissions, oversaw the reopening of silver mines in nearby Ilmenau, and implemented a series of administrative reforms at the University of Jena. He also contributed to the planning of Weimar's botanical park and the rebuilding of its Ducal Palace, which in 1998 were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Taken from Wikipedia. To view the full article, please click here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 02 Apr 2020: Songs of Travel: Benjamin Appl & Simon Lepper
- 19 Oct 2019: 41. Schubert & Mortality: Imogen Cooper, James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook ...
- 12 Oct 2019: 7. Carl Loewe - Master Storyteller: Christina Gansch, Martin Hässler, Ri...
- 07 Apr 2019: Goethe - A Life in Songs: Christopher Maltman & Graham Johnson
- 26 Oct 2016: Mastercourse Day Three
- 23 Oct 2016: Schubert's Harper Songs
- 21 Oct 2016: Franz Schubert: Andrè Schuen & Daniel Heide
- 18 Oct 2016: Schubert and Brahms: Birgid Steinberger & Julius Drake