Winterreise
Song cycle composed by Franz Schubert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Winterreise (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪntɐˌʁaɪzə], Winter Journey) is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the second of Schubert's two song cycles on Müller's poems, the earlier being Die schöne Müllerin (D. 795, Op. 25, 1823).
Winterreise | |
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Song cycle by Franz Schubert | |
Catalogue | D. 911 |
Opus | 89 |
Text | poems by Wilhelm Müller |
Composed | 1827 (1827) |
Published | 1828 (1828) |
Movements | 24 |
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Both were originally written for tenor voice but are frequently transposed to other vocal ranges, a precedent set by Schubert himself. The two works pose interpretative demands on listeners and performers due to their scale and structural coherence. Although Ludwig van Beethoven's cycle An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved) was published earlier, in 1816, Schubert's cycles hold the foremost place in the genre's history.
The autograph manuscript of the cycle is preserved in the Morgan Library & Museum.