EksklusifGretchen am Spinnrade with Randy Ryan | SASTRANI #schubert #lied #artsong #goethe

"Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel), Op. 2, D 118, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert using the text from Part One, scene 15 of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. With "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and some 600 other songs for voice and piano, Schubert contributed transformatively to the genre of Lied. "Gretchen am Spinnrade" was composed for soprano voice but has been transposed to accommodate other voice types.

At just 17, Franz Schubert transformed Goethe’s poetry into pure emotion. The spinning wheel’s constant motion in the piano mirrors Gretchen’s restless heart, as she spirals between love and despair for Faust. Every turn, every note, captures obsession and longing — a masterpiece of early Romantic expression. 💔✨
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