Der König von Thule
Фульский король
Ballad for voice with piano by
Franz Liszt, arranged for orchestra (1874).
| Catalogue References |
TH 186 ; ČW 416 |
| Date |
October or November 1874 |
| Text |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), in a Russian translation
by S. Zaiatskii and A. Efremenkov |
| Language |
Russian |
| Key |
A♭ major |
| Tempo/Section Listing |
Allegretto (A♭ major, 99 bars) |
| Instrumentation |
Baritone voice + 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (B♭), 2 Bassoons + 4 Horns (F), 2 Trumpets
(F), 3 Trombones + Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double
Basses |
| Autograph Location |
Saint Petersburg:
National Library of Russia (ф. 834, No. 8) |
| First Publication |
Moscow: Muzyka, 1970 |
| Average Duration |
4 minutes |
| Dedication |
Ivan Aleksandrovich Mel'nikov
(1832–1906) |
| Notes |
The ballad Es war ein König in Thule was written for voice
and piano by Franz Liszt
(1811–1886) in 1842, and revised in 1856 |
| External Links |
The Lied
and Art Song Texts Page
(text and
translations) |
History
Orchestrated in late October/early November 1874 in Moscow. On the fair copy of the score
the author has written: "Orchestrated for I. A. Mel'nikov. P. Tchaikovsky.
22 October 1874" [O.S.].
From:
Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 494
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston
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