This 2008.08.06 release of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin on 5500338 Records DK presents a staple of the German Lied repertoire. The album features the 1823 song cycle set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
- The cycle comprises 20 songs, for tenor and piano.
- The poems were written by Wilhelm Müller, a German poet who also inspired Schubert's later cycle Winterreise.
- This recording was released on 5500338 Records DK on August 6, 2008.
Franz Schubert was a prolific Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He is best known for his Lieder, symphonies, and chamber music. Die schöne Müllerin was composed in 1823, a period of intense creativity for Schubert, who was grappling with illness and a prolific output of song cycles.
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