Mahler: Liebst du um Schönheit (arr. for SATB choir)
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- Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
- Arranger: Lukas Haselböck
- Format: Choral Score
- Instrumentation (this edition): SATB Choir
- Originally for: Piano, Voice
- Work: Liebst du um Schönheit
- Work Language: German
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- Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches
Description
From "Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert," arranged for 12-part mixed choir a cappella.
Liebst du um Schönheit was meant specifically for Alma Mahler. It is almost a justification of their relationship ‘in spite of' the age gap, the problem of which Mahler was well aware of. It is probably not a coincidence that Mahler did not orchestrate the song – in other words did not ‘intend it for the public' (Alma even protested – in vain – against Puttmann's orchestral version).