"" ("The moonlit evening"),
WAB 200, is a
lied
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composed by
Anton Bruckner
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in for Aloisia Bogner.
History
Der Mondabend, WAB 200, is a
lied
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in
A major
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which Bruckner composed during his stay in
St. Florian for his piano pupil Aloisia Bogner in . The 16-year old Aloisia Bogner, alias Louise or Luise Bogner, was the older daughter of Michael Bogner, by whom Bruckner had his living accommodation. Bruckner composed for her also the ''
Frühlingslied'' and the
piano works ''Lancier-Quadrille'', WAB 120, and ''Steiermärker'', WAB 122.
The manuscript of the lied is part of the workbook ', which also contains transcriptions of
Friedrich Silcher
Philipp Friedrich Silcher (27 June 1789 in Schnait (today part of Weinstadt) – 26 August 1860 in Tübingen), was a German composer, mainly known for his lieder (songs), and an important Volkslied collector.Luise Marretta-Schär, Silcher, (Phili ...
's ''
Ännchen von Tharau
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'', from
Anton Emil Titl's opera , and
Franz Wilhelm Abt
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's
waltz
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History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wa ...
.
The workbook, which was in the legacy of Aloisia Bogner, was acquired in 1957 by the in
Upper Austria
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. A facsimile of the workbook has been issued in the ''Oberösterreichische Schriften zur Volksmusik'' in 2015.
The premiere recording of the lied is by on 23 June 2015.
Text
Bruckner's song is based on the poem ''
Der Mondabend "" ("The moonlit evening") is a poem by , who published his poetry under the pseudonym Ermin in ', a periodical he had founded in 1811.
In 1815 Franz Schubert set "Der Mondabend" for voice and piano. It was first published in 1830 in Vienna, as No. ...
'' by :
Rein und freundlich lacht der Himmel nieder auf die dunkle Erde,
Tausend goldne Augen blinken lieblich in die Brust der Menschen,
Und des Mondes lichte Scheibe segelt heiter durch die Bläue.
Auf den goldnen Strahlen zittern süßer Wehmut Silbertropfen,
Dringen sanft mit leisem Hauche in das stille Herz voll Liebe,
Und befeuchten mir das Auge mit der Sehnsucht zartem Thaue.
Funkelnd prangt der Stern des Abends in den lichtbesäten Räumen,
Spielt mit seinen Demantblitzen durch der Lichte Duftgewebe,
Und viel holde Engelsknaben streuen Lilien um die Sterne.
Schön und hehr ist wohl der Himmel in des Abends Wunderglanze,
Aber meines Lebens Sterne wohnen in dem kleinsten Kreise:
In das Auge meiner Sylli sind sie alle hingezaubert.
The heavens laugh down pure and friendly upon the dark earth,
Thousand golden eyes shine lovingly into the breast of men,
And the bright disk of the moon sails merrily through the blue.
Silvery drops of sweet wistfulness tremble upon the golden rays,
Press gently with soft sighing full of love into the quiet heart,
And moisten my eyes with tender dew of longing.
The evening star shines sparkling in the light-sown space,
Plays with its diamond flashes through the fragrant web of light,
And many gentle angel youths strew lilies about the stars.
The heavens are fair and noble in the wondrous glow of evening,
But the stars of my life abide in the smallest circle:
They have all been enchanted into the eyes of my Sylli.
Music
The 12-
bar
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long lied in
A major
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in
is scored for solo voice and
piano
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A reminiscence – in the same
key
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(A major),
meter
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() and first four
notes
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– of Schubert's ''
Der Mondabend "" ("The moonlit evening") is a poem by , who published his poetry under the pseudonym Ermin in ', a periodical he had founded in 1811.
In 1815 Franz Schubert set "Der Mondabend" for voice and piano. It was first published in 1830 in Vienna, as No. ...
'', a lied which Aloisia Bogner liked very much.
[The two lieder are compared in ''Böck liest Bruckner I''.]
Discography
There are two recording of "Der Mondabend":
* Robert Holzer (bass), (piano), ''Anton Bruckner: Lieder, Chöre, Magnificat'' – CD: Gramola 99071, 2015; a reissue of CD LIVA 046 ''Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat'' (2011), with, as an addition, the premiere recording of ''Der Mondabend''. NB:
Transposed
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that is, it switches the row and column indices of the matrix by producing another matrix, often denoted by (among other notations).
The tr ...
to
E major
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.
* Elisabeth Wimmer (soprano), Daniel Linton-France (piano), ''Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner I'' – CD: Gramola 99195, 3 October 2018 – first and third strophes in Schubert’s setting, second and fourth in Bruckner's setting.
References
Sources
* ''Lieder für Luise Bogner. Eine Volksliedersammlung Anton Bruckners,'' Oberösterreichische Schriften zur Volksmusik, Band 16, Klaus Petermayr (Ed.), Anton Bruckner Institut Linz, 2015
*
Uwe Harten
Uwe Harten (born 16 August 1944) is a German musicologist, who works in Austria.
Life
Born in , Harten grew up in Hamburg, where he was a boy soprano at the Staatsoper. He took over the roles of a child. In Hamburg he also began his studies of ...
, ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch''. , Salzburg, 1996. .
* Cornelis van Zwol, ''Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken'', uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.
External links
*
''Der Mondabend'' A Dur – WAB 200– Critical discography by Hans Roelofs
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