Joseph Haydn composed a large number of songs that were pushed somewhat into background in contrast to his other works, but are nevertheless of the highest quality. This volume contains all his verfiably authentic songs for voice and piano. Alongside his larger collections of German lieder and English canzonettas, this volume also offers famous individual pieces such as “Gott, erhalte Franz den Kaiser!”, which later featured in many arrangements. For this Urtext edition, based on the Haydn Complete Edition, the Haydn scholar Marianne Helms was able to include newly discovered sources, so that the musical text here reflects the current state of research.
Song List
Haydn: A Pastoral Song
Haydn: Als einst mit Weibes Sch÷nheit
Haydn: An Iris
Haydn: An Thyrsis
Haydn: Antwort auf die Frage eines M–dchens
Haydn: Auch die spr÷deste der Sch÷nen
Haydn: Auf meines Vaters Grab
Haydn: Bald wehen uns des Fr¾hlings L¾fte
Haydn: Beim Schmerz, der dieses Herz durchw¾hlet
Haydn: Content / Transport of Pleasure
Haydn: Cupido
Haydn: Das Leben ist ein Traum
Haydn: Das strickende M–dchen
Haydn: Der erste Ku
Haydn: Der Gleichsinn
Haydn: Der schlaue und dienstfertige Pudel
Haydn: Der verdienstvolle Sylvius / Ich bin der Verliebteste