This is one of Schubert's three great song cycles, along with "The Beautiful Mill Girl" and "Winterreise." However, while the previous two are song cycles with a consistent content, this song cycle is a collection of 14 songs (seven to poems by Rellstab, six by Heine, and one by Seidl) that Schubert composed in 1828, the last year of his life, and was published after his death by the Vienna publisher Haslinger. Therefore, it is not a song collection compiled by Schubert himself, and "Swan Song" (meaning "Farewell Song") is a title given by the publisher later. Although it lacks consistency as a song collection, many of the individual songs are masterpieces that clearly reflect various aspects of Schubert's mind in his later years. Some of his compositions, such as the famous "Serenade" Ständchen based on a poem by Rellstab, and "The Dove's Messenger" based on a poem by Seidl, are centered on lyrical melodies, while others, such as "The Shadow" based on a poem by Heine, delve deeply into the psychological aspects of the lyrics through recital-like singing and unique harmonies. In particular, Heine's poems, which Schubert first encountered in the year of his death, inspired him to open up new horizons in song expression, as can be seen in the piano introduction to "The City" (Die Stadt). [Yukio Miyake] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
『美しい水車屋の娘』『冬の旅』と並ぶシューベルト三大歌曲集の一つ。ただし、前二者が内容に一貫性をもった連作歌曲集であるのに対し、この歌曲集は1828年、すなわち生涯の最後の年にシューベルトが作曲した14の歌曲(レルシュタープの詩によるもの七曲、ハイネ六曲、ザイドル一曲)を、彼の死後ウィーンの出版者ハスリンガーがまとめて公にしたものである。したがってシューベルト自身が編纂(へんさん)した歌曲集ではなく、また『白鳥の歌』(「告別の歌」の意)も出版者があとからつけた題名である。曲集としての一貫性には欠けるものの、個々の歌曲にはシューベルト晩年の精神の諸相を明確に映し出している名作が多い。レルシュタープの詩による有名な「セレナーデ」Ständchenや、ザイドルの詩による「鳩(はと)の使い」Die Taubenpostのように叙情的な旋律を中心にした曲もあれば、またハイネの詩による「影法師」Der Doppelgängerのように、朗読風の歌と独特の和声法によって、歌詞の心理的な面を深く掘り下げた作品もある。とりわけ、シューベルトが死の年に初めて出会ったハイネの詩は、「都会」Die Stadtのピアノ前奏にみられるように、彼を触発して歌曲表現に新しい地平を開かせている。 [三宅幸夫] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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