Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) New Love Songs Op. 65a
15 Waltzes – Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna edited by Joachim Draheim [pno-4hd]
32 pages | 23 x 30,5 cm | 143 g | ISMN: 979-0-004-16573-7 | Softcover
"Johannes brought me some enchanting waltzes on very pretty, predominantly folkloric texts. They are truly very charming (even without the voice) and I play them with great pleasure..." (Clara Schumann in her diary in 1869)
In their piano version without vocal part, the Liebeslieder exert a particular fascination: for despite the fact that the poems are placed above the music, our imagination is stimulated to invent our own personal love song texts. It is unfortunate that Clara Schumann did not note in her diary what she felt when playing this wonderfully athmospheric collection of Neue Liebeslieder...
Joachim Draheim based his revision of this new printing on the Brahms Complete Edition. An extensive preface provides information on the genesis of the work and the reception of the Neue Liebeslieder.
| 1. Verzicht, O Herz, auf Rettung |
| 2. Finstere Schatten der Nacht |
| 3. An jeder Hand die Finger |
| 4. Ihr schwarzen Augen |
| 5. Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn |
| 6. Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter |
| 7. Vom Gebirge Well auf Well |
| 8. Weiche Graeser im Revier |
| 9. Nagen am Herzen fuehl ich ein Gift mir |
| 10. Ich kose suess mit der und der |
| 11. Alles, alles in den Wind sagst du mir |
| 12. Schwarzer Wald, dein Schatten ist so duester |
| 13. Nein, Geliebter, setze dich mir so nahe nicht |
| 14. Flammenauge, dunkles Haar |
| 15. Zum Schluss (Nun, ihr Musen, genug) |