Schubert: D. 795-14, Der Jäger
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
In song number 14, the miller is confronted with a new development: a hunter has arrived and captured the interest of the beloved maiden. Here are two versions – the first in the original German, and then a fun version in English.
Read moreSchubert: D. 795-13- Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
In the thirteenth song of Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin”, a casual remark by the maiden about his green lute-ribbon sends the miller into rhapsodies about the color green.
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Schubert: D. 795-12, Pause
In this 12th song from "Die Schöne Müllerin", the exuberant miller addresses his lute, and reflects that he used to pour out his sorrow in song, but now finds no way to express his overwhelming joy.
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Schubert: D. 795-11, Mein!
In spite of the ambiguous outcome of the miller’s rendezvous with the maiden, related in the previous song, “Tränenregen”, we now find the miller in a state of utter elation . This is song number eleven of Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin”.
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Schubert: D. 795-10, Traenenregen
In the lovely song "Tränenregen" (Rain of Tears), we have a foretaste of the miller's ultimate tragedy. This is the tenth song from Schubert’s cycle, “Die Schoene Muellerin”.
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Schubert: Morgengruss, D. 795-8
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
In "Morgengruß“, the young miller has drawn up the courage to address the young maiden directly, only to be immediately rebuffed. Undaunted, he sings this exquisitely lovely song.
Read moreSchubert: D. 795-7, Ungeduld
In this marvelous song, the seventh in Schubert's "Die Schöne Müllerin, we find our miller in a state of intense euphoria, imploring that all of nature proclaim his love for the maiden, since she hasn't picked it up from his ardent expressions.
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Schubert: Der Neugierige, D. 795-6
Ironically, one of the loveliest songs ever composed is „Der Neugierige“, number six in „Die Schoene Muellerin“, in which the miller is apparently too tongue-tied to woo the lovely maiden, and instead demands that his brook tell him if she loves him or not.
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Schubert: Am Feierabend, D. 795-5
In the fifth song of "Das Schöne Müllerin“ it’s the end of his first day at work, and the miller wishes that he had superhuman strength to impress the miller’s daughter.
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Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin D. 795-4 Danksagung an dem Bach
In the fourth song of “Die Schöne Müllerin”, our miller has found employment, and returns to the brook to give thanks and seek confirmation that he should pursue the miller’s daughter.
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