Schumann - Liederkreis op.24 for voice and piano

Liederkreis op.24 from H. Heine by Robert Schumann for voice and piano

Edited by Hansjörg Ewert

Liederkreis, Op. 24 is a song cycle for voice and piano composed by Robert Schumann on nine poems by Heinrich Heine. The cycle was composed and published in 1840.

This song cycle was one of the earlier products of Schumann’s Liederjahr (Year of Song), referring to his nearly exclusive devotion to song composition from 1840-1841, immediately after his marriage to Clara Wieck. A letter from Schumann to his wife likely places the date of composition in February. This places the cycle shortly before other well-known song cycles and collections such as Myrthen, Liederkreis, Op. 39, Frauenliebe und -leben and Dichterliebe.

Titles :

• Morgens steh' ich auf
• Es treibt mich hin
• Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen
• Lieb' Liebchen, leg's Händchen
• Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden
• Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann
• Berg' und Burgen schau'n herunter
• Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen
• Mit Myrten und Rosen