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Offline pbryld

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Schubert songs originally for mezzo soprano?
on: July 25, 2013, 01:16:08 PM
Are there any Schubert songs out there that was originally written for mezzo soprano?

Thanks in advance!
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Offline j_menz

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Re: Schubert songs originally for mezzo soprano?
Reply #1 on: July 25, 2013, 11:22:10 PM
Lieder, not songs, please!

My understanding is that all of them are pretty flexible as far as voice is concerned and that none were written for a particular voice.  Certainly most of them have been recorded by sopranos, mezzos, baritones and tenors.
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Re: Schubert songs originally for mezzo soprano?
Reply #2 on: July 26, 2013, 08:50:42 AM
Quote from: j_menz on July 25, 2013, 11:22:10 PM
Lieder, not songs, please!

My understanding is that all of them are pretty flexible as far as voice is concerned and that none were written for a particular voice.  Certainly most of them have been recorded by sopranos, mezzos, baritones and tenors.

I wrote song on purpose, since I'm writing in English. Lied means song.

And OK. Thanks.
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Re: Schubert songs originally for mezzo soprano?
Reply #3 on: July 26, 2013, 09:01:03 AM
Quote from: j_menz on July 25, 2013, 11:22:10 PM
My understanding is that all of them are pretty flexible as far as voice is concerned and that none were written for a particular voice.

The Lieder cycle "Winterreise" was originally written for tenor. I am very sure about that.
P.S.: I read somewhere that it was actually Schubert himself who started the practice of transposing and/or re-arranging certain of his already existing Lieder (most or all are for high voice) for other vocal ranges.
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