Composition: Schwanengesang, D.957 (Schubert, Franz)
| Title | 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rellstab und Heine, ''Schwanengesang'' |
| Alternative title | 13 Songs after Poems by Rellstab and Heine, ''Swan Song'' |
| Creators | Franz Schubert (composer) and Ludwig Rellstab (librettist) and Heinrich Heine (librettist) and Johann Gabriel Seidl (librettist) |
| Opus | D.957 |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | 13 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1828 |
| First published | 1829 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | August Horn |
| view | Complete | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | piano | Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | Jacques Drillon |
| view | Selections | voice and guitar | Johann Kaspar Mertz |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Selections | piano and harmonium | Carl Georg Lickl |
| view | Selections | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Liebesbotschaft (No.1) | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | orchestra | Felix Mottl |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 15 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 5 accordions | Paul De Bra |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | voice, 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 4 accordions | Paul De Bra |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 2 violins and piano | Gustav Saenger |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin, double bass and piano | Teo Vincent IV |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | piano 6 hands | Carl Liba |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 2 flutes and piano | Al Rice |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | 2 accordions | Paul De Bra |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | flute and piano | Giuseppe Gariboldi |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | voice and guitar | Johann Kaspar Mertz |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | voice and guitar | Richard Tackmann |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | clarinet and piano | — |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | horn and piano | Louis-Edouard Vuillermoz |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | trumpet and piano | — |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Henri Marteau |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Georg Wichtl |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Carli Zoeller |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Eduard Reményi |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Mischa Elman |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Miska Hauser |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano | Arthur Seybold |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano mandolin and piano |
Eugen Lazora |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | violin and piano viola and piano |
— |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | cello and piano | Georg Goltermann |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | cello and piano | Charles Vogel and Henri Guérout |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | piano 4 hands | Franz Behr |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | cello and piano | Stephen Heller |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | harp | D. Alberti |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | harp | Charles Oberthür |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | guitar | Manlio Biagi |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | guitar | Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | guitar | Charles de Janon |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | guitar | Johann Kaspar Mertz |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | guitar | Fred Nachbaur |
| view | Aufenthalt (No.5) | violin and piano | Leopold Jansa |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | theater orchestra | Louis Leslie Loth |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | violin and piano | Leopold Jansa |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | violin and piano | August Wilhelmj |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | viola and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | cello and piano | Alfredo Carlo Piatti |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | cello | T. Bucholz |
| view | Die Taubenpost (No.14) | cello and piano violin and piano |
Leopold Jansa |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1828 | Complete Score (Nos.1-7) · view Complete Score (Nos.8-14) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1829 | Complete Score (Nos.1-6) · view Complete Score (Nos.7-14) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1842 | Complete Score (Nos.1-6) · view Complete Score (Nos.7-14) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (Original/High voice) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (Medium voice, transposed) · view 1. Liebesbotschaft · view 2. Kriegers Ahnung · view 3. Frühlingssehnsucht · view 4. Ständchen · view 5. Aufenthalt · view 6. In der Ferne · view 7. Abschied · view 8. Der Atlas · view 9. Ihr Bild · view 10. Das Fischermädchen · view 11. Die Stadt · view 12. Am Meer · view 13. Der Doppelgänger · view 14. Die Taubenpost · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (Low voice, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1908 | Complete Score (Very low voice, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 4. Ständchen (modified version) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Tobias Haslinger | 1840 | Die Stadt (S.560/1) · view Das Fischermädchen (S.560/2) · view Aufenthalt (S.560/3) · view Am Meer (S.560/4) · view Abschied (S.560/5) · view In der Ferne (S.560/6) · view Ständchen (S.560/7) · view Ihr Bild (S.560/8), Frühlingssehnsucht (S.560/9) · view Liebesbotschaft (S.560/10) · view Der Atlas (S.560/11) · view Der Doppelgänger (S.560/12) · view Die Taubenpost (S.560/13) · view Kriegers Ahnung (S.560/14) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Tobias Haslinger | 1840 | Die Stadt (S.560/1) · view Das Fischermädchen (S.560/2) · view Aufenthalt (S.560/3) · view Am Meer (S.560/4) · view Abschied (S.560/5) · view In der Ferne (S.560/6) · view Ständchen (S.560/7) · view Ihr Bild (S.560/9) · view Frühlingssehnsucht (S.560/9) · view Liebesbotschaft (S.560/10) · view Der Atlas (S.560/11) · view Der Doppelgänger (S.560/12) · view Die Taubenpost (S.560/13) · view Kriegers Ahnung (S.560/14) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1995 | Complete Score (S.560) (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
Tobias Haslinger | — | 1. Liebesbotschaft · view 5. Aufenthalt · view 10. Das Fischermädchen · view 14. Die Taubenpost · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | 1887 | 4. Ständchen (Score and Part) · view 5. Aufenthalt (Score and Part) · view 12. Am Meer (Score and Part) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Tobias Haslinger | — | 1. Liebesbotschaft (Parts) · view 9. Ihr Bild (Parts) · view 14. Die Taubenpost (Parts) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Aufenthalt (S.560/3) (scan) · view Aufenthalt (S.560/3) (filter) · view Ständchen (S.560/7) (scan) · view Ständchen (S.560/7) (filter) · view Liebesbotschaft (S.560/10) (scan) · view Liebesbotschaft (S.560/10) (filter) · view |
| view | Liebesbotschaft (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | 1970 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 15 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 5 accordions |
Paul De Bra | 2020 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore 3) · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for voice, 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 4 accordions |
Paul De Bra | 2020 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore 3) · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1899 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin, double bass and piano |
Teo Vincent IV | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for piano 6 hands |
Schirmer | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 flutes and piano |
Al Rice | 2017 | Complete Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 accordions |
Paul De Bra | 2020 | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MuseScore 3) · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score and Flute Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
A. Köster | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for clarinet and piano | Harry Bettoney | 1904 | Clarinet Part only · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for horn and piano |
Alphonse Leduc | 1934 | Complete Score · view Horn Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and piano | Carl Fischer | 1893 | Complete Score and Solo Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Ed. Steingräber Leipzig | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Julius Hainauer | 1869 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Standard English Edition | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Heugel | — | Complete Score and Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
C.F.W. Siegel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Anton J. Benjamin | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano mandolin and piano |
National Music Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano viola and piano |
Litolff | — | Violin and Viola Parts · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | 1899 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for organ |
Alfred Lengnick | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
The Schubert Piano Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
F.A. North | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | 1879 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Art Publication Society | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for harp |
Carl Fischer | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for harp |
Wessel & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
A. Monzino & Garlandini | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Harmony Assistant Myriad) · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1996 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
Pond | 1887 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1996 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ständchen (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (NoteWorthy Composer) · view |
| view | Aufenthalt (No.5) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Broadcast Music Inc. | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Robert Lienau | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Steingräber Verlag | — | Complete Score and Viola Part · view |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
J. & W. Chester | 1920 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Am Meer (No.12) | Arrangement for cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Die Taubenpost (No.14) | Arrangement for cello and piano violin and piano |
Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Randall Scarlata (baritone) and Benjamin Hochman (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | Mark Padmore (voice) and Jonathan Biss (piano) | — | 4. Ständchen · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | 4. Ständchen (Piano Accompaniment in D minor ) · file 4. Ständchen (Piano Accompaniment in C minor ) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | Teo Vincent IV (performer) | For Violin, Double Bass and Piano (Vincent IV) | 4. Ständchen (Finale Score to MP3) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Guitar (Ferranti) | 4. Ständchen (Virtual Performance) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Guitar (Nachbaur) | 4. Ständchen (Virtual Performance) · file |
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