Five songs
for middle voice and piano (no.4 and 5 also with harp), Op.33 (1917-1921)

'Vergängliches' (1921), 'Der Wiesenbach' (1917), 'Vöglein Schwermut (1917)', 'Drei Prinzessinnen' (1917), 'Abend auf dem Fluß' (1917)
Duration: 3',2',4',3',3'
First published by N.Simrock, Berlin, 1929
Available from Boosey & Hawkes: in print (M221120595)

Performances (selection):

Steffi Goldner, Vienna, May. 1917 (Nos. 4, 5)
Dresden, Dec. 1919 (Nos. 2, 3)
Emilie Rutschka, Vienna, Jan. 1921 (Nos. 4, 5)
Dora Schmeichler, Vienna, Mar. 1922 (Nos. 1, 3)
Maria Leixner, Vienna, Nov. 1925 (Nos. 1, 3)
Erny Alberdingk, Vienna, Mar. 1926 (Nos. 4, 5)
Jella Braun-Fernwald/Johannes Strauß, Vienna, Dec. 1929 (No. 4)
Gertrude Weinschenk, Mainz, May 1930 (Nos. 1, 4)
Margarethe Roll, Berlin Radio, Sep. 1930 (Nos. 1, 5)
Elisabeth Razmann-Stein, Eisenach, Nov. 1930 (No. 4)
Ella Firbas/Charles Cerné, Vienna, No. 1930 (Nos. 4, 5)
Elisabeth Geiße/A. König, Geisenheim, Nov. 1930
Gertrude Weinschenk, Mainz, Dec. 1930
Margret Langen, Bavarian Radio, Dec. 1931
Elisabeth Stubner, Vienna, Nov. 1934 (Nos. 1, 2, 3)
Else Hoss-Henninger, Vienna, Nov. 1935 (Nos. 1, 2, 4)
Ellen Ellis/Carl Lafite, Vienna, Feb. 1936 (Nos. 2, 4)
Kurt Pabst, Vienna, Mar. 1936 (Nos. 4, 5)
Lanka Hruschka/Vinka Karuza, Vienna, Apr. 1936 (No. 1)
Marianne Mislap-Kapper/Hans Gál, Vienna, Jun. 1937 (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4)
Edinburgh, Mar. 1940 (Nos. 1, 2, 5)
Rita Masterton/Hans Gál, Edinburgh, Nov. 1941 (Nos. 1, 2)
Claire Born/Hans Gál, London, Jun. 1943
Mme Eisler/Hans Gál, Manchester, Apr. 1945
Marianne Mislap Kapper/Hans Gál, Edinburgh, Apr. 1945 (Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5)
Mainz, Mar. 1948
Marianne Mislap-Kapper/Norman Franklin, London, Jan. 1963 (Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5)
Francesca Green/Leon Coates, Edinburgh, Jun. 1987
Christian Immler/Erik Levi, London, Jun. 2002; Vienna, May 2003

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