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Wilhelm Kienzl: Lied der Spinnerin, Op. 52 No. 2

438 views · Published 29 May 2017 · 2:41 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: PSearPianist · 2017 · Music

Phillip Sear plays a piece - 'Spinning-maid's song' - from a set of 'Bilder aus dem Volksleben' (Pictures from country life) from 1898 by the Austrian composer Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941).
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The Austrian composer, pianist and conductor Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941) was for a time a student of Liszt at Weimar but also studied in Bohemia and Austria. He is best known today for his folk opera 'Der Evangelimann' from 1894 (although he wrote several others). In his lifetime he was also well known as a song composer, and even considered on a the level of Hugo Wolf. His songs have been largely neglected since his death, possibly because he was a Nazi sympethiser in his last years. This set of pieces are prefaced by short verses from various sources. This one quotes from 'Schnurre, schnurre, meine Spindel', a poem of the same name by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884). Actually it misquotes the title as 'Schnurre, schnurre, kleine Spindel' - which translates as 'Whir, whir, O little Spindle'. Harmonically this falls somewhere between Weber and Reinecke. The thumbnail shows 'Girl at a Spinning Wheel' by H. Harcourt (incorrectly titled as there is no spinning wheel - however, the girl is holding a spindle!).
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Wilhelm Kienzl: Lied der Spinnerin, Op. 52 No. 2

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