Composition: Erlkönig, D.328 (Schubert, Franz)
| Title | Erlkönig |
| Alternative title | The Erlking ; Le Roi des Aulnes |
| Creators | Franz Schubert (composer) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (librettist) |
| Opus | D.328 |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1815 |
| First published | 1821 |
| Dedication | Moritz von Dietrichstein |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 240 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder, Ballads |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voice and orchestra | Hector Berlioz |
| view | Complete | voice and orchestra | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | voice and orchestra | Max Reger |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Hayden Roberts |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Franz Liszt and Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Rein de Vries |
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 7 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Boris Korolyov |
| view | Complete | violin and viola | C.G. Wolff |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Louis Winkler |
| view | Complete | harmonica | — |
| view | Complete | piano | August Horn |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1816 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | 1821 | Complete Score (full LOEB resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | — | Complete Score (full LOEB resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (4th version) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1st version · view 2nd version · view 3rd version · view 4th version (published as Op.1) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (original/high voice, G minor ) · view Complete Score (medium voice, transposed to F minor ) · view Complete Score (low voice, transposed to E minor ) · view Complete Score (very low voice, transposed to D minor ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (transposed to E minor) · view Engraving files (NoteWorthy Composer) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Paris: G. Leguix | — | Orchestra Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Robert Forberg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Robert Forberg | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E) · view Timpani · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Universal Edition | 1926 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Hayden Roberts | 2021 | Full Score & Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1905 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1905 | Condensed Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 7 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Great Bass Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trombone Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola |
— | — | Violin · view Viola · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
St. Petersburg: Bureau centrale de musique? | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harmonica | Crimebreaker | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Hans Rosbaud (piano) | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | Michael Jackson (performer) | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | MIDI performance · file |
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