Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op.52 (Brahms, Johannes)
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Complete Score (for vocal quartet and piano four-hands)
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First edition [October 1869]
Berlin: Simrock'sche Musikhandlung, n.d.(1869). Plate 364.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Piano 4 hands (Brahms)
Complete Score
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First edition [December 1874]
Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1874). Plate 7523.
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Complete Score
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Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke. Band 12: Werke für Klavier zu vier Händen
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 47
For Piano solo (Kirchner)
Transcription for piano solo
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Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903), transcriber
Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1881). Plate 8194
Also includes the Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op.65
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General Information
| Work Title | Liebeslieder Waltzes |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Liebeslieder-Walzer |
| Composer | Brahms, Johannes |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.52 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 18 |
| Average Duration | 20 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1869 |
| Year of First Publication | 1869 |
| Librettist | Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800–1875), after traditional folksongs |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Song cycle |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass + Piano (4 hands) — Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 to 12, 15, 16 and 18 Tenor, Bass + Piano (4 hands) — Nos.3 and 14 Soprano, Alto + Piano (4 hands) — Nos.4 and 13 Soprano or Alto + Piano (4 hands) — No.7 Tenor + Piano (4 hands) — No.17 |
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Misc. Comments
Section Listing
- Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes. Im Ländler-tempo
- Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
- O die Frauen
- Wie des Abends schöne Röhte
- Die grüne Hopfenranke
- Ein kleiner, hübsche Vogel nahm. Grazioso
- Wohl schön bewandt
- Wenn so lind dein Augen mir
- Am Donaustrande
- O wie sanft die Quelle
- Nein, est ist nicht auszukommen
- Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser
- Vöglein durchrauscht die Luft
- Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar
- Nachtigall, sie singt so schön
- Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe. Lebhaft
- Nicht wandle, mein Licht. Mit ausdruck
- Es bebet das Gesträuche. Lebhaft
Version History
- Composed for vocal quartet and piano 4 hands, 1868–69
- Arranged for piano 4 hands (without voices) by Brahms, 1874 (first performance in this version: Vienna, 14 November 1874; published in 1874 as "Op.52a"); No.3 exists in two variants.
- Arranged for vocal quartet and piano 2 hands by Brahms (first published in 1875)
- Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 were arranged for voices with orchestra by Brahms, 1869–70 (first performance in this version: Vienna, 14 November 1874; first published in 1938)
