Hugo Wolf

Hugo Wolf (March 13, 1860 – February 22, 1903) was a Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in conciseness but utterly unrelated in technique.

Notable works

Opera

• Der Corregidor (1895)

Lieder

• Mörike-Lieder (1889)
• Eichendorff-Lieder (1889)
• Goethe-Lieder (1890)
• Spanisches Liederbuch (1891)
• Italienisches Liederbuch (1892, 1896)

Instrumental

• String Quartet in D minor (1878-84)
• Penthesilea (1883-85)
• Italian Serenade (1887)