Brahms’s songs sound simple. The mark of a master, though, is to make the difficult seem effortless, and Brahms, Norman, and Barenboim accomplish that in this lover’s lament.
- Audio (Jessye Norman) – YouTube
- Text (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) – recmusic.org
- Score – IMSLP
- Article – Classical Archives
I initially was seeking Brahms’s Ophelia-Lieder, but could not locate a score online. The five songs last less than four minutes, and have also been recorded by Jessye Norman. They are lovely, but almost too simple — after all, they were intended to be sung unaccompanied and have a folk character.
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