Das Marienleben
Das Marienleben (The Life of Mary) is a song cycle by German composer Paul Hindemith. The cycle, written for piano and soprano, sets to music a collection of 15 poems by Rainer Maria Rilke that tells the story of the life of the Virgin Mary.[1] Thirteen years after its 1923 premier in Frankfurt, Hindemith began extensively revising and reworking the piece, eventually producing a second version which premiered in Hanover in 1948.[2]
Hindemith also orchestrated six of the songs: four in 1938 and two more in 1948.[2]
Structure
The work consists of fifteen movements:[1]
- Geburt Mariä (Birth of Mary)
- Die Darstellung (The Presentation)
- Mariä Verkündigung (Annunciation to Mary)
- Mariä Heimsuchung (Visitation of Mary)
- Argwohn Josephs (Joseph's Suspicion)
- Verkündigung über den Hirten (Annunciation to the shepherds)
- Geburt Christi (Birth of Christ)
- Rast auf der Flucht in Ägypten (Rest on the Flight into Egypt)
- Von der Hochzeit (Of the wedding)
- Vor der Passion (Before the Passion)
- Pietà (Pieta)
- Stillung Mariä mit dem Auferstandenen (Consolation of Mary with the resurrected)
- Vom Tode Mariä I (Of the Death of Mary I)
- Vom Tode Mariä II (Of the Death of Mary II)
- Vom Tode Mariä III (Of the Death of Mary III)
A typical performance lasts around an hour and a half.
References
Literature
- Wilhelm Sinkovicz: Paul Hindemiths Liederzyklus "Marienleben" und seine beiden Fassungen als Beispiel für den Stilwandel der Musik in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Thesis. Vienna 1993.
External links
- Hindemith - Das Marienleben on YouTube (Vocal: Roxolana Roslak; Piano: Glenn Gould)
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