Key E minor Text "Ernst" Vocal Solo voice | Catalogue WAB 72 Language German | |
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Composed April 1864 (1864-04): Linz | ||
Herbstkummer ("Autumnal sorrow"), WAB 72 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in 1864.
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History
Bruckner composed the lied on a text of "Ernst", in April 1864 during his stay in Linz. It is not know for which purpose the lied was composed.
The original manuscript is lost, but a copy of it is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. A transcription by Emil Posch is also found in the city archive of Linz. In 1930, the work was published in Band III/2, pp. 152-157 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. The song is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 3 of the Gesamtausgabe.
Text and music
The song uses a text by "Ernst".
The 62-bar long work in E minor is scored for solo voice and piano. The emotional mood of the romantic text is outlined by triplet figures on the piano, chromatic developments, fermata, pauses and the contrast E major/E minor.
Discography
There are two recordings of Herbstkummer: