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Title of the work

Anfangs wollt´ ich fast verzagen (S.311)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Anfangs wollt´ ich fast verzagen (S.311)
Foreign language / English title
Anfangs wollt´ ich fast verzagen (S.311)
Subtitle
"Gedicht von Heinrich Heine"
Year of composition
1849
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms. or Bar. - pf.
Duration
2 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
HEINE, Heinrich
Language
German
Publisher / Source
First (1849) version not published

Edition Kahnt, Leipzig 1860 (Revised version)

Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1921. Plate F.L. VII 50
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Recordings
Marsya Records LC-14158, 2010 - Adrian Erőd (Bar.), Charles Spencer (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1849, revised: 1860

Based on the Poem of Heinrich Heine