Liebeslieder (other)

	Liebeslieder (other) Liebeslieder (German, lit. "love songs") may refer to love songs in general, or to these specific works: * ''Liebeslieder'', Op. 114 (Strauss), a waltz by Johann Strauss II * ''Liebeslieder Walzer'' (Brahms Opus 52), waltzes by Johannes Brahms for four-hands piano and vocal quartet * ''Neue Liebeslieder'', Opus 65, a sequel to Brahms' Opus 52, for piano and voices * ''Liebeslieder Walzer'' (ballet), George Balanchine's ballet set to the two Brahms works * Liebeslieder Singers, the chorus in Stephen Sondheim's ''A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. ... '' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Liebeslieder Walzer (Brahms Opus 52) Johannes Brahms' ''Liebeslieder Waltzes'' (''Liebeslieder-Walzer'') are distributed across two opus numbers: Op. 52 and Op. 65 (''Neue Liebeslieder''). The waltzes are a collection of love songs in Ländler style for voices and piano four hands. The lyrics for the ''Liebeslieder'' come from Georg Friedrich Daumer's ''Polydora'', a collection of folk songs and love poems. While there is no concrete record indicating the exact inspiration for the Waltzes, there is speculation that Brahms' motivation for the songs was his frustrated love for pianist and composer Clara Schumann. Background External influences The discussion of influence as it pertains to Brahms and the Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52 refers to the inspiration that a composer draws from an admired predecessor, which was commonplace among writers, artists, and composers of the 19th century.Rosen, Charles. "Influence: Plagiarism And Inspiration." 19th-century music 4.2 (1980): 87–100. Print. To contextualize i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Neue Liebeslieder ''Neue Liebeslieder'' (New Love Songs), Op. 65, written by Johannes Brahms, is a collection of Romantic pieces written for four solo voices and four hands on the piano. They are also known as ''Neue Liebesliederwalzer''. ''Neue Liebeslieder'' were written during the Romantic period between 1869 and 1874. The text of the songs is adapted from folk songs of various areas of Europe including Turkey, Poland, Latvia and Sicily. The text for songs 1 through 14 were translated and compiled by Georg Friedrich Daumer in his poem series, ''Polydora''; the text for the fifteenth and final song, entitled "''Zum Schluß''" ("In Conclusion"), was written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. ''Neue Liebeslieder'' were written following the success of the popular ''Liebeslieder Waltzes'', Op. 52. Musical aspects The ''Neue Liebeslieder'' differs from the earlier ''Liebeslieder'' in that only seven of its 15 songs are for the ensemble quartet, while seven others are solo songs for individual member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Liebeslieder Walzer (ballet) ''Liebeslieder Walzer'' is a two-part neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Johannes Brahms' ''Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52'' and '' Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65'', with original sets and lighting designed by David Hays, and costumes designed by Barbara Karinska. The ballet premiered on 12 November 1960 at the New York City Center, performed by the New York City Ballet. Structure and analysis In the first part of ''Liebeslieder Walzer'', which features 18 songs, is set in a ballroom, with the women are dressed in satin ballroom dresses and heels, while the men wears tailcoats, dancing ballroom waltz. Following a brief break with the curtains lowered, the women switch to romantic tutus and pointe shoes, while the men only take off the gloves. The doors are opened and showed the sky. This section's style resemble classical ballet The dancers eventually exit the stage, before returning two by two, in the costumes from the first half of the ballet, and listen to the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]