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Der Pilgrim
First line:
Noch in meines Lebens Lenze
composer
author of text
The Schiller setting Der Pilgrim is an example of Kreutzer’s later style in the 1840s; it was first published in Täglichsbeck’s Orpheon and there is no sign from the music that Kreutzer was aware of Schubert’s earlier setting.
comparative Schubert listening:
Der Pilgrim D794. May 1823
from notes by Graham Johnson © 2006
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Details
Track 23 on CDJ33051/3
CD2 [3'30]
3CDs
