Neue Liebeslieder [SEP] instrumentation
Neue Liebeslieder
Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs), Op. 65, written by Johannes Brahms, is a collection of Romantic pieces written for four solo voices and four hands on the piano. They are also known as "Neue Liebesliederwalzer". "Neue Liebeslieder" were written during the Romantic period between 1869 and 1874. The text of the songs is adapted from folk songs of various areas of Europe including Turkey, Poland, Latvia and Sicily. The text for songs 1 through 14 were translated and compiled by Georg
Friedrich Daumer in his poem series, "Polydora"; the text for the fifteenth and final song, entitled ""Zum Schluß"" ("In Conclusion"), was written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
"Neue Liebeslieder" were written following the success of the popular "Liebeslieder Waltzes", Op. 52.
Musical aspects.
The "Neue Liebeslieder" differs from the earlier "Liebeslieder" in that the ensemble sections of the work are separated by two solo songs for the individual members of