Arnold Schönberg - 4 lieder (Op. 2) - Soprano version [Faull - Gould]

00:05 - Erwartung
04:18 - Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm (Jesus bettelt)
08:03 - Erhebung
09:12 - Waldsonne

These four lieder were composed before 1900 and published in 1903.
They are based on poems by Richard Dehmel (1863-1920) and Johannes Schlaf (1862-1941) and are dedicated to Alexander von Zemlinsky.
In his early period, Schönberg is deeply influenced by Brahms and Wagner, and his compositions almost have an orchestral character, with big chords, bass octaves, tremolos and chromatically altered harmonic connections.
Within the cycle, chords often seem to be freed of any function relative to the tonic; using incomplete cadences, a slowing of the harmonic tempo or repeated chords, the idea of sounds as “structure-forming” colour values (which take a lot of importance in the original poems) is encouraged.

The composer, said about Dehmel: “Your poems have had a decisive influence on my development as a composer. They were what first made me try to find a new tone in the lyrical mode. Or rather, I found it without even looking, simply by reflecting in music what your poems stirred up in me.”

Performers: Ellen Hartla Faull (soprano) and Glenn Gould (piano)

Original audio:    • G. Gould & E. Faull - Vier Lieder Op....  
Score: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Lieder,_Op.2...)