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Six Songs, Op. 50 (Sibelius)

{{Short description|Collection of art songs by Jean Sibelius (1906)}}

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Six Songs, Op. 50

| type = Song collection

| composer = {{nowrap|Jean Sibelius}}

| image = Jean Sibelius 1905.tif

| image_upright = .8

| caption = The composer ({{c.|1905}})

| border = Yes

| language = German

| opus = 50

| composed = {{start date|1906}}

}}

{{external media

| topic = Sung by Anne Sofie von Otter,
accompanied by Bengt Forsberg

| audio1 = 1) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVfE9Ewgl6U "{{lang|de|Lenzgesang|italics=no}}"]

| audio2 = 2) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESLcH3wZN18 "{{lang|de|Sehnsucht|italics=no}}"]

| audio3 = 3) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuCpgm9O-E4 "{{lang|de|Im Feld ein Mädchen singt|italics=no}}"]

| audio4 = 4) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTMVNcEhOSw "{{lang|de|Aus banger Brust|italics=no}}"]

| audio5 = 5) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz2xvmoXiEY "{{lang|de|Die stille Stadt|italics=no}}"]

| audio6 = 6) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04y2vou_T3M "{{lang|de|Rosenlied|italics=no}}"]

}}

The Six Songs, Op. 50,{{efn|Because Sibelius's Op. 50 songs are sung in German, this article gives preference to each song's native title, rather than the English translation.}} is a collection of German-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written in 1906 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. "{{lang|de|Die stille Stadt|italics=no}}" ("The Silent City") generally is considered the best of the set.{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1pp=177–178|2a1=Layton|2y=1993|2pp=174–175}}

Constituent songs

Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 50 songs are as follows:

  • "{{lang|de|Lenzgesang|italics=no}}" ("Spring Song"), Op. 50/1; text by the German poet Arthur Fitger{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1p=406|2a1=Dahlström|2y=2003|2p=228}}
  • "{{lang|de|Sehnsucht|italics=no}}" ("Longing"), Op. 50/2; text by the German poet Emil Rudolf Weiß{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1p=406|2a1=Dahlström|2y=2003|2p=229}}
  • "{{lang|de|Im Feld ein Mädchen singt|italics=no}}" ("In the Field a Maid Sings"), Op. 50/3; text by the German-Jewish poet Margarete Susman{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1p=406|2a1=Dahlström|2y=2003|2pp=230–231}}
  • "{{lang|de|Aus banger Brust|italics=no}}" ("From Anxious Heart"), Op. 50/4; text by the German poet Richard Dehmel{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1p=406|2a1=Dahlström|2y=2003|2p=231}}
  • "{{lang|de|Die stille Stadt|italics=no}}" ("The Silent City"), Op. 50/5; text by Dehmel{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1p=406|2a1=Dahlström|2y=2003|2p=232}}
  • "{{lang|de|Rosenlied|italics=no}}" ("Song of the Roses"), Op. 50/6; text by the German poet Anna Ritter{{sfnm|1a1=Barnett|1y=2007|1p=406|2a1=Dahlström|2y=2003|2p=233}}

The songs were first published in 1907 by the Berlin-based firm of Robert Lienau.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=228–233}} The table below provides additional information about each song:

class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%"

!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Song

!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Tempo

!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Time

!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Key

!colspan=4 scope="col"|Premiere

!rowspan=2 scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="col"|Soloist

!scope="col"|Pianist

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

scope="row"|{{abbr|No. 1|"Lenzgesang"}}

|Tempo giusto

|{{center|{{music|common-time}}}}

|{{music|g-flat major}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{center|{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=228}}}}

scope="row"|{{abbr|No. 2|"Sehnsucht"}}

|Comodo

|{{center|{{music|time|6|8}}}}

|{{music|e major}}

|rowspan=2|{{sort|Ekman|Ida Ekman}}

|rowspan=2|{{sort|Ekman|{{ill|Karl Ekman (pianist)|lt=Karl Ekman|fi|Karl Ekman (pianisti)}}}}

|rowspan=2|{{start date|1906|10|26|df=y}}

|rowspan=2|Solemnity Hall, Helsinki

|{{center|{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=229}}}}

scope="row"|{{abbr|No. 3|"Im Feld ein Mädchen singt"}}

|Lento assai

|{{center|{{music|common-time}}}}

|{{music|d-flat major}}

|{{center|{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=230}}}}

scope="row"|{{abbr|No. 4|"Aus banger Brust"}}

|Con moto

|{{center|{{music|common-time}}}}

|{{music|f major}}

|rowspan=2|{{sort|Järnefelt|Maikki Järnefelt}}

|rowspan=2|{{sort|Järnefelt|Armas Järnefelt}}

|rowspan=2|{{start date|1906|10|11|df=y}}

|rowspan=2|Finnish National Theatre

|{{center|{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=231}}}}

scope="row"|{{abbr|No. 5|"Die stille Stadt"}}

|Andantino

|{{center|{{music|cut-time}}}}

|{{music|g-flat major}}

|{{center|{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=232}}}}

scope="row"|{{abbr|No. 6|"Rosenlied"}}

|Allegretto

|{{center|{{music|time|3|4}}}}

|{{music|d major}}

|{{sort|Ekman|Ida Ekman}}

|{{sort|Ekman|{{ill|Karl Ekman (pianist)|lt=Karl Ekman|fi|Karl Ekman (pianisti)}}}}

|{{start date|1906|10|26|df=y}}

|Solemnity Hall, Helsinki

|{{center|{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=233}}}}

Notes, references, and sources

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=References=

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  • {{cite book|last=Barnett|first=Andrew|title=Sibelius|date=2007|location=New Haven, Connecticut|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-16397-1}}
  • {{cite book|last=Dahlström|first=Fabian|author-link=:sv:Fabian Dahlström|title=Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke|trans-title=Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works|date=2003|publisher=Breitkopf & Härtel|location=Wiesbaden|language=de|isbn=3-7651-0333-0}}
  • {{cite book|last=Layton|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Layton (musicologist)|title=Sibelius|edition=4th|series=(The Master Musicians Series)|date=1993|orig-date=1965|location=New York|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=0028713222}}

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External links

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