Work Title
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Christus ist geboren II
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Alternative. Title
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Weihnachtslied II
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Composer
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Liszt, Franz
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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S.32/1-3 ; LW.J15b/1-3 (3 versions)
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFL 61
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Key
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F major (S.32/1) G major (S.32/2-3)
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 section
- Andante pietoso, S.32/1 (F major, 21 bars)
- Andante pietoso, S.32/2* (G major, 21 bars)
- Andante pietoso, S.32/3 (G major, 15 bars)
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Text Incipit
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Aeolsharfen, tönt es wieder
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1863
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First Publication.
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1865 - Berlin: Bote & Bock (original and arrs.)
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Librettist
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Theophil Landmesser
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Language
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German
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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mixed chorus (SATB), organ or harmonium male chorus (TTBB), organ (ad lib.) female chorus (SSA)
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Extra Information
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*The 2nd "version" (S.32/2) is really an arrangement of the first. For S.32/3, the 6-bar postlude (ad lib. in S.32/2) is omitted. For Liszt's alternative setting of the same text, see Christus ist geboren, S.31
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