Two Songs, Op. 19 (Pfitzner)
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| Two Songs | |
|---|---|
| by Hans Pfitzner | |
| Native name | Zwei Lieder |
| Opus | 19 |
| Text | Carl Hermann Busse |
| Composed | 1905 |
| Published | 1906 - Leipzig |
| Publisher | Max Brockhaus |
| Movements | 2 |
| Scoring | Voice and piano |
Two Songs, Op. 19 (German: Zwei Lieder), is a set of two songs by German composer Hans Pfitzner. It was finished in 1905.
Pfitzner's Op. 19 presents two contrasting songs dealing with love scenes.[1] They were written to two poems by Carl Busse in 1905 and were dedicated to Ottilie Metzger-Froitzheim.[2] The set was published in Leipzig in 1906 by Max Brockhaus.[3]
Structure
The set is written for middle voice and piano. It is composed of two contrasting songs,[4] the first one in C-sharp minor, and the second one in A-flat major:
- Stimme der Sehnsucht. Äußerst schnell (Presto)
- Michaelskirchplatz. Langsam
