Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes

2:00pm, Sun, 29 Oct 2023

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Performance
    Start time: 2:00pm
    Venue: Church of the Resurrection, Macedon
    Description: Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes
    Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes (Liebeslieder-Walzer) are distributed across two opus numbers: Op. 52 and Op. 65 (Neue Liebeslieder). The waltzes are a collection of love songs in Ländler style for voices and piano four hands. The lyrics for the Liebeslieder come from Georg Friedrich Daumer's Polydora, a collection of folk songs and love poems. While there is no concrete record indicating the exact inspiration for the Waltzes, there is speculation that Brahms' motivation for the songs was his frustrated love for pianist and composer Clara Schumann.