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Title of the work

Der du von dem Himmel bist (S.279)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Der du von dem Himmel bist (S.279)
Foreign language / English title
Der du von dem Himmel bist (S.279)
Dedication
To Princess Augusta of Prussia
Year of composition
1842
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms. or Bar., pf.
Duration
5 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang
Language
German
Publisher / Source
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin © 1843
Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig © 1917, Plate F.L. VII 4
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin © 1856 (Revised version)
Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig © 1921, Plate F.L. VII 35 (Revised version)
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Recordings
Virgin Classics CD 0709282, 2011 - Diana Damrau (S.), Helmut Deutsch (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1842, revised: 1849

Based on the Poem by Johann Wolfgang Goethe