FRAUENLIEBE UND LEBEN by Robert Schumann

Frauenliebe und Leben (Woman’s Love and Life) is one of Schumann’s song cycles, composed in 1840. The text was written by a German poet, Adelbert von Chamisso. The cycle consists of eight songs written for female voice and piano accompaniment. The whole text of the song cycle speaks from a woman’s perspective of her love and life. The first part talks about her first encounter with love. As the cycle progresses, she gives in and accepts the feeling and joy of mature love and gets married. In the end, her beloved dies, and her grief and pain are reflected in the song. After the death, the song ends with the reoccurrence of the first theme symbolizing the woman’s never-ending love and hope for her beloved, ultimately completing the cycle.

Frauenliebe und Leben Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)

1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
3. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
6. Süsser Freund, du blickest
7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

University of the Philippines
College of Music
Diliman, Quezon City
Recital 1

Daniella G. Silab
soprano

Dr. Michelle Nicolasora
collaborating pianist

📸Mark Westvent Abesia