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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:song
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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widely acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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important work in Lieder repertoire
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gptkbp:dedicated_to
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the memory of his mother
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gptkbp:first_performance
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1897
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gptkbp:form
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strophic
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Lieder
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gptkbp:historical_context
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composed during Brahms' later years
part of Brahms' late style
reflects Brahms' reflections on life and death
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Brahms' Vier ernste Gesänge
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Richard_Strauss
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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German folk music
Brahms' personal experiences
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gptkbp:instrumentation
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voice and piano
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:German
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gptkbp:music_style
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chromaticism
counterpoint
lyrical melodies
rich harmonies
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:Anne_Sofie_von_Otter
gptkb:Fritz_Wunderlich
gptkb:Dietrich_Fischer-Dieskau
gptkb:Elly_Ameling
gptkb:Thomas_Quasthoff
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge by Elly Ameling
Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge by Fritz Wunderlich
Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge by Thomas Quasthoff
Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge by Anne Sofie von Otter
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gptkbp:performance
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approximately 20 minutes
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gptkbp:performance_tradition
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performed in competitions
performed in recitals
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gptkbp:performers
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gptkb:4
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1896
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gptkbp:recordings
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numerous recordings available
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Brahms'_other_Lieder
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gptkbp:style
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Romantic
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gptkbp:text
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texts by Hermann Hesse
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:death
gptkb:spirituality
mourning
existential reflection
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Montreal_Symphony_Chorus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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