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Wiegenlied" ("Lullaby"; "Cradle Song"), Op. 49, No. 4, is a lied for voice and piano by Johannes Brahms which was first published in 1868. It is one of the composer's most famous pieces. It is one of the composer's most famous pieces.
Op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor : piano, orchestra 1854–58 original version as Sonata for Two Pianos 1854 (Mvts 2 & 3 are Anh. 2a/2) (discarded), 2nd version as Symphony in D minor in 4 mvts (4th mvt never written) 1854–55 (Mvts 2 & 3 are Anh. 2a/2) (discarded), final version (Piano Concerto) in 3 mvts (only 1st mvt from previous versions, 2nd & 3rd mvts new) 1855–58;
Wiegenlied (German for "lullaby") may refer to: Wiegenlied (Brahms) , the composer's Op. 49, No. 4 "Wiegenlied, D 498" (Schubert) , "Schlafe, schlafe, holder, süßer Knabe" and two other songs by Franz Schubert
The celebrated violinist Joachim, who also played viola, married Amalie Schneeweiss in 1863. She appeared as a contralto singer under the stage name Amalie Weiss. Both were friends of Brahms, who composed the song "Geistliches Wiegenlied" for the occasion of their wedding; he withdrew it but sent it again a year later for the baptism of their son, named Johannes after Brahms.
In 1996, she recorded "Brahms' Lullaby" for the compilation For Our Children Too to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. [6] " The Christmas Song" and "Brahms' Lullaby" were included on These Are Special Times in 1998.
Lullaby by François Nicholas Riss A lullaby (/ ˈ l ʌ l ə b aɪ /), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies, they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition.
The Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117, are a set of solo piano pieces composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892. They show Brahms' interest in lullaby; in particular, Brahms told a friend that they were "three lullabies of my grief". [1] They consist of: [2] No. 1 in E♭ major, Andante moderato; No. 2 in B♭ minor, Andante non troppo e con molta ...
"Die Blümelein, sie schlafen" is the first line of the German lullaby "Sandmännchen" , from Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio's collection Deutsche Volkslieder (1840). The melody is based on a French song from the late 1500s which was also used for the Christmas carol " Zu Bethlehem geboren " (1638) to a text by Friedrich Spee .