Lieder

Question 1

Franz Schubert: Erlkonig

Answer 1

Op. 1
Composed 1815
Lieder
Sets Goethe’s poem to music
Use of the piano to describe and carry the narrative (piano plays equal part)

Question 2

Franz Schubert: Winterreise

Answer 2

Op. 89 ‘Winter Journey’
Composed 1827
Song cycle that sets 24 poems by Müller to music
Grief over lost love, despair, and resignation

Question 3

Franz Schubert

Answer 3

1797 - 1828
Born in Vienna

Question 4

Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe

Answer 4

Op. 48 ‘A Poet’s Love’
Composed 1840
Song cycle
16 Songs, based on texts by Heinrich Heine
Elements of nature, subjectivity, and inarticulate longing

Question 5

Robert Schumann

Answer 5

1810 - 1856
German composer, pianist, and music critic
Known for infusing his music with characters through motif, and references to literature.

Question 6

Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade

Answer 6

Op. 2 ‘Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel’
1814
Lieder
Contributed transformatively to the genre of Lied
Based on Goethe’s ‘Faust.’