4 Songs, Op.43 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 songs
Composition Year 1857–1864
Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; German language; For male chorus (arr); For unaccompanied chorus (arr); Scores featuring male chorus (arr); For male chorus, piano (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For harmonium (arr); Scores featuring the harmonium (arr); For 1 player (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 1. Von ewiger Liebe
#376059 - 4.87MB - 4:15 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6371×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2015/4/29)

Publisher Info. Washington, DC: Washington Musica Viva
Performers Karyn Friedman, mezzo soprano
Carl Banner, piano
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Recorded live at the Ratner Museum on March 21, 2010.
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Naxos

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Accompaniments

 2. Die Mainacht (E♭ major)
#612845 - 4.48MB - 3:09 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 248×⇩ - MP3 - Free Pianist

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Free Pianist (2020/3/10)

 2. Die Mainacht (F♯ major)
#613551 - 4.31MB - 3:07 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 170×⇩ - MP3 - Free Pianist

MP3 file (audio)
Free Pianist (2020/3/15)

Performer Pages Héctor Valls (Piano)
Publisher Info. Héctor Valls
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Piano accompaniment.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#23004 - 4.00MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 11946×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/10/12)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Winterthur & Leipzig: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.[1869]. Plates 599. a - d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Colour scan with digital watermark
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#79666 - 4.09MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V*/V - 7551×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
#79667 - 3.59MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V*/V - 8583×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 24
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 144.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are too small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.
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For High Voice

 Volume 3 (Nos.3-4) (Scan)
#83204 - 0.70MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1556×⇩ - piupianissimo

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⇒ 5 more: Volume 3 (Nos.3-4) (Filter) • 1. Von ewiger Liebe (C♯ minor) • 2. Die Mainacht (F♯ major) • 3. Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal (B♭ major) • 4. Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein (D minor)

 Volume 3 (Nos.3-4) (Filter)
#83205 - 0.56MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 730×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 1. Von ewiger Liebe (C♯ minor)
#09112 - 1.06MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9066×⇩ - Nerd011235

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 2. Die Mainacht (F♯ major)
#09113 - 0.52MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8289×⇩ - Nerd011235

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 3. Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal (B♭ major)
#09114 - 0.18MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1109×⇩ - Nerd011235

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 4. Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein (D minor)
#09115 - 0.82MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1066×⇩ - Nerd011235

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Nerd011235 (2007/6/29)

Editor Max Friedlaender (1852-1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, No. 3202a, 3691a, n.d.(ca.1918). Plates 10190, 10277.
Reprinted New York, n.d.(after 1950).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Edition transposed for high voice (No.3 original key).
Low resolution (09112-09115)
scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are too small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.
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 1. Von ewiger Liebe
#597244 - 0.98MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6492×⇩ - Alex'Not

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Alex'Not (2019/11/14)

Editor Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not
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For Low Voice

 1. Von ewiger Liebe (Preview)
#244481 - 0.67MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6987×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 2. Die Mainacht (Preview)
#245413 - 0.34MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7290×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 3. Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal (Preview)
#246293 - 0.10MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1229×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 4. Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein (Preview)
#246294 - 0.45MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1291×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Max Friedlaender (1852-1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, No. 3202b, 3691b, n.d.(ca.1918). Plates 10082, 10278.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Edition transposed for low voice (Nos. 1-2, 4 original keys).
Scanned at 600dpi
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 1. Von ewiger Liebe (A minor)
#78141 - 0.15MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8294×⇩ - Shoelaced

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Shoelaced (2010/9/8)

Editor Andrew Baker
Publisher. Info. Andrew Baker
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Edition transposed for low voice
High quality.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Die Mainacht (No.2)

For Male Chorus and Piano ad lib. (Andrews)

 Complete Score (EU)
#884788 - 6.89MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/30/C - 205×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/11/20)

Arranger Mark Andrews (1875–1939)
Language English / German
Translator Helene Scherff (fl. 1934-1937)
Mark Andrews (1875–1939)
Publisher. Info. The Witmark Choral Library, No.9-W2802
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1934. Plate 19586-7.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Indianapolis Maennerchor Archive.
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For Harmonium (Karg-Elert)

 Complete Score
#282338 - 0.59MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 609×⇩ - Ralph Theo Misch

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Ralph Theo Misch (2013/5/25)

Arranger Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Publisher. Info. Auserlesene Stücke aus Werken von Johannes Brahms
Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(ca.1890).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Monochrome.
See also International Registering Signs by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
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See: Auserlesene Stücke für Harmonium (Brahms, Johannes)

Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#895405 - 0.02MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 76×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/19)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2021.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
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Lyrics (1)

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General Information

Work Title 4 Songs
Alternative. Title 4 Gesänge
Name Translations Vier Gesänge, op. 43
Name Aliases Quatre cançons; Four Lieder; 4 Gesänge, op. 43
Authorities GND: 300025300
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.43
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 120
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 songs:
  1. Von ewiger Liebe. Mässig — Ziemlich langsam
  2. Die Mainacht. Sehr langsam und ausdrucksvwoll
  3. Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammerthal. Durchaus nicht zu langsam und ziemlich frei vorzutragen
  4. Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein. Allegro
Text Incipit see below
  1. Dunkel, wie dunkel in Wald und in Feld!
  2. Wann der silberne Mond
  3. Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammerthal
  4. Es reit der Herr
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1857–1864
First Publication. 1868 (December) Winterthur, Leipzig: J. Rieter-Biedermann
Librettist see below
  1. Josef Wenzig (1807–1876)
  2. Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776)
  3. Traditional (Old German)
  4. Traditional (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 15 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
External Links KDH Listening Guide
Wikipedia article (Japanese) (No.2 - Mainacht - only)

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