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| movements = 4 | scoring = Voice (baritone or alto) and piano }} ''Vier ernste Gesänge'' (''Four Serious Songs''), Op. 121, is a cycle of four songs for bass and piano by Johannes Brahms. He composed the work in Vienna in 1896 and dedicated it to Max Klinger. == History == Between 1865 and 1868, as a young man, Brahms had composed ''Ein deutsches Requiem'' (''A German Requiem''), dealing with death, based on a compilation of biblical quotations in Luther's translation. He wrote ''Vier ernste Gesänge'' late in life, again on words from the Bible. His friend Clara Schumann had suffered a stroke on 26 March 1896. Brahms completed the composition of this set of songs, his last, by his birthday on 7 May that year, in anticipation of her death. The texts of the first three songs are taken from the Old Testament and deal with death, the transience of life and the oppression. The text of the fourth song is taken from the New Testament and is focussed on faith, hope and charity. The original titles: # ''Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh'' Prediger Salomo, Kap. 3 # ''Ich wandte mich, und sahe an'' Prediger Salomo, Kap. 4 # ''O Tod, wie bitter bist du'' Jesus Sirach, Kap. 41 # ''Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelszungen'' S. Pauli an die Corinther I., Kap. 13 The Bible sources: # ''Denn es gehet dem Menschen'' (It is for a person as it is for an animal) from Ecclesiastes () # ''Ich wandte mich, und sahe an'' (I turned and looked upon everyone) from Ecclesiastes () # ''O Tod, wie bitter bist du'' (O death, how bitter you are) from Sirach () # ''Wenn ich mit Menschen'' (If I speak with the tongues of humans and angels) from First Epistle to the Corinthians () The songs were published by Simrock in 1896. Brahms dedicated them to Max Klinger. Written for a low voice, they were also transcribed for high voice. They have been orchestrated by Detlev Glanert (whose orchestration adds linking preludes) and Günter Raphael. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vier ernste Gesänge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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