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| Lied byMax Reger | |
.png) Anna Erler-Schnaudt, the first singer of the orchestral song | |
| Opus | 124 |
| Language | German |
| Composed | 1912 (1912) |
| Dedication | Anna Erler-Schnaudt |
| Published | 1893: London |
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"An die Hoffnung" (To Hope),Op. 124, is aLied foralto ormezzo-soprano and orchestra byMax Reger, setting a poem byFriedrich Hölderlin. He composed it inMeiningen in 1912 and dedicated it toAnna Erler-Schnaudt, the singer of the first performance. It was published byEdition Peters the same year.[1]
Reger composed theorchestral song inMeiningen in 1912.[1][2] He had an affinity to the alto voice, collaborating with the singerAnna Erler-Schnaudt whom he met probably in 1906.[3] Reger dedicated the work to her, and she was the soloist in the first performance inEisenach on 12 October 1912. The composer conducted the Meininger Hofkapelle. The song was published byEdition Peters the same year, the vocal score in September, the parts in November.[1]
Reger requested the singer to perform in his memorial service in case of his death. She remained dedicated to him after his death, giving the autograph of the piano version of "An die Hoffnung" and several other memorabilia to theMax-Reger-Institute.[3]
The poem was published in two versions, the first titled "Bitte" (Request), the second "An die Hoffnung". Reger combined the text of the first, making minor changes to the wording, with the title of the second.[4]
Reger scored work for a low female voice (alto ormezzo-soprano), and an orchestra of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three timpani and strings.[1] The music is influenced by Wagner'sTristan und Isolde.[5] Reger made a piano version.[1]
Carl Schuricht conducted in 1955 the first recording, withChrista Ludwig and theNDR Symphony Orchestra, complementing Bruckner'sSymphonies No. 7 and 8.[6]Hermann Scherchen recorded it along with other works by Reger in 1960 with theNordwestdeutsche Philharmonie andMargarethe Bence as the soloist.[7]Leon Botstein conducted in 2001 a recording with Catherine Wyn-Rogers and theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, complementing Reger works such asVier Tondichtungen nach A. Böcklin.[8]
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