23h 53min, nov 24, 1860 y - Hugo Wolf Born
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Was a devout follower of Wagner; he is sometimes referred to as the Wagner of Lied
Composed about 250 songs
His songs exhibit a highly refined sense of style and intellectual concentration
His songs reach the ultimate synthesis of poem and music
He referred to his songs as “poems for the voice and piano”
Wolf disapproved of Brahms’ predominantly musical approach to the words; prefered wagner’s careful declamatory treatment
Composed over 200 songs between 1888-1891.
Wrote in a frenzy
Wolf’s song output:
Morike Lieder
Eichendorff Lieder
Goethe Lieder
Italienisches Liederbuch
Spanisches Liederbuch
Der Corregidor -his only complete opera
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