Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64
Du bist wie eine Blume (You are like a flower), WAB 64, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1861.
| Du bist wie eine Blume | |
|---|---|
| Secular choral work by Anton Bruckner | |
 Junge Dame mit Rosen am Seeufer, Nathanael Sichel | |
| Key | F major, |
| Catalogue | WAB 64 |
| Text | Heinrich Heine |
| Language | German |
| Composed | 5 December 1861: Linz |
| Dedication | Liedertafel Sängerbund |
| Published | 1932: Regensburg |
| Vocal | SATB quartet |
History
Bruckner composed the song on a text of Heinrich Heine on 5 December 1861. On request of his friend Alois Weinwurm, Bruckner composed the song for the opening concert of the Liedertafel Sängerbund.[1]
The piece was performed 10 days later under Bruckner's baton in the Redoutensaal of Linz by four soloists: Hermine and Wilhelmine Ritter, Heinrich Knoll and Ferdinand Hummel. The piece became a favourite of Sängerbund.[2][3]
Bruckner's manuscript of 5 December 1861 (A-LIsakaWAB64) is stored in the archive of the city of Linz.
Another undated work manuscript (Mus.Hs.3166) is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. A copy of this work manuscript was first published in Band III/2, pp. 193–196 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[2][3]
A score based on manuscript A-LIsakaWAB64 is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 14 of the Gesamtausgabe.[4]
Text
The song uses a text of Heinrich Heine's Buch der Lieder (Book of Songs).
Du bist wie eine Blume, |
You are like a flower, |
Discography
There are three recordings of the song:
- Johannes Hiemetsberger, Chorus sine nomine, Romantik rediscovered - European choral gems of the 19th century – CD: Helbling C8352CD, 2017
- Reiner E. Moritz, Anton Bruckner - The making of a giant – BR: Arthaus Musik NTSSC, 2021
A recording of seven motets,[6] and two Weltliche Chorwerke: Du bist wie eine Blume[7] and the premiere of Vaterlandslied by Alexander Koller with Hard-Chor-Linz and the Linzer Sängerakademie, is together with the documentary.
- NB: A rehearsal of the song can be heard on Youtube.[8]
- Calmus Ensemble, Bruckner Vocal - Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64 – Carus, 2023 – Original performance for voice quartet
Note
- A fragment, sung by the Chor der Singakademie Linz, can be heard from the 30th minute of the videofilm Das Leben Anton Bruckners of Hans Conrad Fischer (1975).
- A performance by Stephen Cleobury with the BBC Choir (2011) is put in the Bruckner Archive: Charter Oak COR-2178 (box of 2 CDs).[9]
References
- C. Howie, Chapter III, pp. 89-90
- U. Harten, p. 136
- C. van Zwol, p. 723
- Gesamtausgabe – Weltliche Chöre
- Text on LiederNet
- Ave Maria, Locus iste, Pange lingua, Os justi, Christus factus est, Virga Jesse, and Vexilla regis
- A rehearsal of the song (18-09-2018) can be heard on Youtube: Anton Bruckner - Du bist wie eine Blume
- Du bist wie eine Blume - Anton Bruckner - Linzer Singakademie
- The Bruckner Archive
Sources
- August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, c. 1922 – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
- Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXIII/2: Weltliche Chorwerke (1843–1893), Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Angela Pachovsky and Anton Reinthaler (Editor), Vienna, 1989
- Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
- Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg, 1996. ISBN 3-7017-1030-9.
- Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
External links
- Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Du bist wie eine Blume F-Dur, WAB 64 – Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (in German)
