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Was Liebe sei (S.288)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Was Liebe sei (S.288)
Foreign language / English title
Was Liebe sei (S.288)
Dedication
To Grand Duchess Sophie of Weimar
Year of composition
1842
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
Ms. (or T., or Bar.), pf.
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
HAGN, Charlotte von
Language
German
Publisher / Source
Edition Eck, Cologne 1844

Edition Kahnt, Leipzig 1879 (Revised version No. 2)

Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1921, F.L. VII 46 (Revised version No. 1)
Recordings
Marsyas CD MAR1807, 2010 - Janina Baechle (Ms.), Charles Spencer (pf.)
Preiser CD PR90801, 2012 - Elisabeth Linhart (S.), Karl Eichinger (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Revised: 1854 - 1855, 1878 - 1879

Based on the Poem by Charlotte von Hagn