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Anton Bruckner

Mein Herz und deine Stimme, WAB 79

(My heart and your voice), WAB 79 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in

History#

Bruckner composed the lied on a text of August von Platen, in 1868 during his stay in Linz. He dedicated it to Pauline Hofmann, sister of his pupil Helene Hofmann. The original manuscript is lost, but a copy of it is stored in the archive of the .

Text#

The song is based on a text by August von Platen, to which Bruckner made three small changes:

Music#

The 60-bar long work in A major is scored for solo voice and piano. The continuous triplet figures on the piano ensure a uniform background for the song.

Discography#

There are five recordings of Mein Herz und deine Stimme: * Marie Luise Bart-Larsson (soprano), Gernot Martzy (piano), Kammermusikalische Kostbarkeiten von Anton Bruckner – CD: Weinberg Records SW 01 036-2, 1996 * Robert Holzer (bass), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat – CD: LIVA 046, 2011. NB: Transposed in F major. * Elisabeth Wimmer (soprano), Daniel Linton-France (piano) in “Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner I” – CD – Gramola 99195, 3 October 2018 * Calmus Ensemble Mein Herz und deine Stimme, WAB 79 - Bruckner Vocal – Carus, 2023 (arr. Høybye for vocal quartet) * Erinnerung - Bruckner in St. Florian, Alois Mühlbacher (countertenor), Franz Farnberger (grand piano) – CD: Solo Musica SM 450, 2024 * Günther Groissböck (bass), Malcolm Martineau (piano) - Männerliebe und Leben – CD Gramola 99294, 2024

Sources#

  • August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
  • Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/1: Lieder für Gesang und Klavier (1851–1882), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky (Editor), Vienna, 1997
  • Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.
  • Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. , Salzburg, 1996. .
  • Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
  • Mein Herz und deine Stimme A-Dur, WAB 79 – Critical discography by Hans Roelofs
  • Von Platen’s original text with English translation is available on The LiederNet Archive: “Her voice”
  • Äneas Humm, Doriana Tchakarova (piano) at 04:50 of Anton Bruckner - Songs , Humm – Tchakarova
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Anton Bruckner