To the Distant Beloved

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Robert Schumann & Franz Liszt & Louis Lortie

An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved) is a song cycle by Ludwig van Beethoven, first published in 1816. Scored for voice and piano, the work presents a linked sequence of songs united by recurring melodic ideas and lyrical continuity, and is regarded as an early example of the song cycle that points toward Romantic expressive practices within Beethoven's compositional development.
First released: 2000

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: I. Andante espressivo – Allegro –
    2:27
  2. 2.
    An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: II. Poco allegretto – Allegro assai –
    1:35
  3. 3.
    An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: III. Allegro assai –
    1:37
  4. 4.
    An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: IV. Allegro non tanto, con grazia e sentimento –
    0:56
  5. 5.
    An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: V. Vivace – Adagio –
    2:24
  6. 6.
    An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: VI. Andante con moto, cantabile – Andante espressivo – Allegro molto e con brio
    3:37
  7. 7.
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17: I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legendenton – Erstes tempo
    14:06
  8. 8.
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17: II. Mäßig
    7:36
  9. 9.
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17: III. Langsam getragen
    10:57
  10. 10.
    Widmung
    3:42
  11. 11.
    Frühlingsnacht
    2:59
  12. 12.
    Mignon, op. 75 no. 1
    4:26

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