Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert (Wolf) - from CDH55389 - Hyperion Records

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Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert

composer

Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)

February 1880

author of text

Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)

Stephan Genz (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Recording details: February 2002
Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Sandhausen, Germany
Produced by Teije van Geest
Engineered by Teije van Geest
Release date: November 2002
Total duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

Cover artwork: Watching the Geese. Paul Wilhelm Keller-Reutlingen (1854-1920)
Sotheby’s Picture Library

Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert (February 1880) is a rapt, silvery nocturne with a more than possibly personal message for Wolf in the image of the moon (Vally) moving serenely through the heavens while her reflection (Hugo) trembles in the waves of the sea.

Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert (février 1880) est un nocturne argentin, extasié, contenant un message plus que probablement personnel pour Wolf avec cette image de la lune (Vally) traversant sereinement les cieux tandis que son reflet (Hugo) tremble dans la houle.

Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert (Februar 1880) ist ein verzücktes, silbriges Nocturne mit einer wahrscheinlich sehr persönlichen Bedeutung für Wolf: das Bild des Mondes (Vally) bewegt sich ruhig und gelassen durch die Himmel, während sein Spiegelbild (Hugo) sich zitternd in den Wellen des Meeres befindet.

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Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert

Stephan Genz (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Introduction