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Alfred Moffat: In Sheltered Vale (In einem kühlen Grunde)

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Channel: PSearPianist · 2016 · Music

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Phillip Sear plays a transcription by the Scottish composer and violinist Alfred Moffat (1863-1950) of a popular early 19th century German song by Friedrich Glück.
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Alfred Moffat (1863-1950) studied in Berlin, and is mainly remembered today for his work with various German and British publishers to produce editions of baroque and classical British and French violin works.  His 'Intrada' for violin and piano remains popular today (it seems to be an original piece in baroque style). I assume that this transcription was written around 1890, as Moffat produced a large collection of piano duet arrangements of various British and other songs at this time which included this.  The underlying tune was written in 1814 by Friedrich Glück (1793-1840) as a setting of an 1800 poem by Eichendorff.  You can see the original melody and text here: http://bit.ly/29wGzaU - but the first verse translates roughly as "In a cool valley, there goes a mill wheel ; my love is gone , having dwelt there. My darling is gone, having dwelt there."  Moffat produces quite an impassioned transcription of this simple tune.

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