The Book of Songs, Op. 4

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:György_Kurtág
gptkbp:adaptation Various art songs
gptkbp:arrangements gptkb:battle
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Robert_Schumann
gptkbp:critical_reception Generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in German Lieder tradition
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of a beloved
gptkbp:first_performance 1840
gptkbp:genre gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during Schumann's early career
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Songs, Op. 4
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Hugo_Wolf
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:award
gptkb:Heinrich_Heine
gptkb:Joseph_von_Eichendorff
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkb:Actor
gptkbp:language gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:16
Commonly performed in recitals
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Barbara_Bonney
gptkb:Anna_Netrebko
gptkb:Joyce_Di_Donato
gptkb:Ian_Bostridge
gptkb:Angela_Gheorghiu
gptkb:Renée_Fleming
gptkb:Fritz_Wunderlich
gptkb:Dietrich_Fischer-Dieskau
gptkb:Elly_Ameling
gptkb:Thomas_Quasthoff
gptkb:Kiri_Te_Kanawa
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_song ' Die Lotosblume'
' Im wunderschönen Monat Mai'
gptkbp:performance approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Schott_Music
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Dichterliebe,_Op._48
gptkb:Liederkreis,_Op._24
gptkbp:style Lyrical
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:Dreams
gptkb:Nature
Love and longing
gptkbp:year_composed 1840