Schwanengesang

Schwanengesang ("Swan song") is the title of a posthumous collection of songs by Franz Schubert.

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Unlike the earlier Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, it uses poems by two poets, Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860) and Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856).

Related Topics:
Die schöne Müllerin - Winterreise - Ludwig Rellstab - 1799 - 1860 - Heinrich Heine - 1797 - 1856

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Schwanengesang has the number D 957 in the Deutsch catalogue.

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The collection was named by its first publisher, presumably wishing

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to present it as Schubert's final musical testament to the world.

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