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WAB 64, is a
song, which
Anton Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...
composed in 1861.
History
Bruckner composed the song on a text of
Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...
on 5 December 1861. On request of his friend Alois Weinwurm, Bruckner composed the song for the opening concert of the Liedertafel ''Sängerbund''.
The piece was performed 10 days later under Bruckner's baton in the ' of
Linz by four soloists: Hermine and Wilhelmine Ritter, Heinrich Knoll and Ferdinand Hummel. The piece became a favourite of ''Sängerbund''.
[U. Harten, p. 136][C. van Zwol, p. 723]
Bruckner's manuscript of 5 December 1861 (A-LIsakaWAB64) is stored in the archive of the city of Linz.
Another undated work manuscript (Mus.Hs.3166) is stored in the archive of the ''Österreichische Nationalbibliothek''. A copy of this work manuscript was first published in Band III/2, pp. 193–196 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.
A score based on manuscript A-LIsakaWAB64 is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 14 of the '.
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Text
The song uses a text of Heinrich Heine's ' (Book of Songs).
Music
The 32-bar
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long work in F major is scored for quartet.
Discography
There are three recordings of the song:
* Johannes Hiemetsberger, Chorus sine nomine, ''Romantik rediscovered - European choral gems of the 19th century'' – CD: Helbling C8352CD, 2017
* Reiner E. Moritz, ''Anton Bruckner - The making of a giant'' – BR: Arthaus Musik NTSSC, 2021
A recording of seven motets, and two ''Weltliche Chorwerke'': ''Du bist wie eine Blume'' and the premiere of '' Vaterlandslied'' by Alexander Koller with Hard-Chor-Linz and the Linzer Sängerakademie, is together with the documentary.
:NB: A rehearsal of the song can be heard on Youtube.
* Calmus Ensemble, ''Bruckner Vocal - Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64'' – Carus, 2023 – Original performance for voice quartet
Note
* A fragment, sung by the ''Chor der Singakademie Linz'', can be heard from the 30th minute of the videofilm ' of Hans Conrad Fischer (1975).
* A performance by Stephen Cleobury with the BBC Choir (2011) is put in the Bruckner Archive: Charter Oak COR-2178 (box of 2 CDs).The Bruckner Archive
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References
Sources
* August Göllerich, ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild'', – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
* ''Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2: Weltliche Chorwerke (1843–1893)'', Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky and Anton Reinthaler (Editor), Vienna, 1989
* Cornelis van Zwol, ''Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken'', uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.
* Uwe Harten, ''Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch''. , Salzburg, 1996. .
* Crawford Howie, ''Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography'', online revised edition
External links
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''Du bist wie eine Blume'' F-Dur, WAB 64
– Critical discography by Hans Roelofs
''Du bist wie eine Blume''
– Kentucky All-State Choir at the EKU Choral Day 2023 - EKU Center for the Arts (22 September 2023)
''Du bist wie eine Blume'' in an arrrangement for String Orchestra and Choir
– Andrés Uribe-Jimenéz conducting the Musikverein St. Pölten 1837 (2023)
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Weltliche Chorwerke by Anton Bruckner
1861 compositions
Compositions in F major