MUSIK AM 13. : Schicksalslied [Song of Destiny] – Nänie

Friedrich Nietzsche 1844-1900
Hymnus an das Leben [Hymn to Life]

Johannes Brahms 1833-97
Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) op. 54
Nänie op. 82

Michael Braunger, piano
CANTUS STUTTGART
Jörg-Hannes Hahn, conductor

Introduction: Michael Braunger

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“Without music, life would be a mistake.” His aphorism shows how highly Friedrich Nietzsche regarded music. The philosopher even composed music himself. He himself called the “Hymnus an das Leben” [Hymn to Life], his last and only published composition, “a kind of profession of faith in music”. Johannes Brahms set the famous poem of Hölderlin in his “Schicksalslied” [Song of Destiny], whereas “Nänie” is based on a song of lament by Schiller. As in his Requiem, here Brahms creates a connection between mourning and consolation in an incomparable way.