Erich J. Wolff’s name will be unfamiliar to many but in the 1920s an authoritative reference book on popular art song ranked his compositions fourth, behind Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler. The first volume in this series of Wolff’s Complete Songs introduces a composer of astonishing gifts whose Romanticism is as daring as his formal sophistication. Wolff’s songs are lyrical, serene and full of melodic beauty, coupled with piano writing that is both virtuosic and atmospheric.
Wolff, Erich J.
Liliencron, Detlev von - Lyricist
Bierbaum, Otto Julius - Lyricist
Wertheimer, Paul - Lyricist
Einen Sommer lang (For the Space of a Summer), Op. 17
1 No. 1. Sommer (Summer) 02:41
2 No. 2. Sehnsucht (Longing) 03:41
3 No. 3. Zuversicht in Pan (Confidence in Pan) 02:10
4 No. 4. Einen Sommer lang (For the space of a summer) 01:48
5 No. 5. Ein Sonntag (A Sunday) 02:01
6 No. 6. Glückes genug (Perfect Happiness) 02:51
Wolff, Erich J.
Burns, Robert - Lyricist
Arnold, Robert Franz - Lyricist
Jacobsen, Jens Peter - Lyricist
6 Lieder, Op. 1 (excerpts)
7 No. 2. Ein Musikant, ein Schwärmer, auf einen Jahrmarkt ging (A minstrel and a dreamer, O, he went to a fair) 02:18
8 No. 4. War eine Maid, die emsig spann (There was a lass span diligently) 01:32
9 No. 6. Genrebild (Genre Painting) 02:15
Dehmel, Richard - Lyricist
Wolff, Erich J.
6 Gedichte von Richard Dehmel, Op. 8 (excerpts)
10 No. 2. Erhebung (Exaltation) 01:44
11 No. 3. Immer wieder (Again and Again) 01:48
Traditional - Lyricist
Wolff, Erich J.
6 Gedichte aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Op. 9 (excerpts)
12 No. 2. Frau Nachtigall (Mrs Nightingale) 01:57
13 No. 4. Knabe und Veilchen (The Youth and the Violet) 01:41
14 No. 5. Tanzreim (A Dancing Rhyme) 01:09
Eulenburg, Tora zu - Lyricist
Wolff, Erich J.
2 Gedichte von Tora zu Eulenburg, Op. 11b
15 No. 3. Sturmflut (Storm Tide) 02:26
16 No. 4. Trinklied (Drinking Song) 01:33
Wolff, Erich J.
Falke, Gustav - Lyricist
Flaischlen, Cäsar - Lyricist
Bruns, Max - Lyricist
Schaukal, Richard - Lyricist
9 Lieder, Op. 12 (excerpts)
17 No. 1. Spaziergang (A Walk) 02:09
18 No. 4. Das mitleidige Mädel (The Compassionate Girl) 02:48
19 No. 9. Traurige Mär (A Sad Tale) 00:54
20 No. 7. Im Kahn (In the Boat) 03:44
Wolff, Erich J.
Gomoll, Wilhelm Conrad - Lyricist
7 Lieder, Op. 22: No. 6. Liebesmelodie (Melody of Love)
21 7 Lieder, Op. 22: No. 6. Liebesmelodie (Melody of Love) 01:20
Jacobsen, Jens Peter - Lyricist
Arnold, Robert Franz - Lyricist
Wolff, Erich J.
6 Lieder, Op. 26 (excerpts)
22 No. 2. Seidenschuh' über Leisten von Gold (Silken shoes on lasts of gold) 02:23
23 No. 4. Flieg' hin, mein Kiel! (Speed, my boat!) 01:24
24 No. 6. Meine Braut führ' ich heim (I'll marry my bride) 01:07
Wolff, Erich J.
Faktor, Emil - Lyricist
8 Lieder nach Gedichten von Emil Faktor, Op. 32: No. 1. Der tote Lenz (Dead Spring)
25 8 Lieder nach Gedichten von Emil Faktor, Op. 32: No. 1. Der tote Lenz (Dead Spring) 02:30
Wolff, Erich J.
3 Melodramen nach Pierrot, Op. 27
26 No. 1. Serenade 04:26
27 No. 2. Intermezzo 02:02
28 No. 3. Finale 04:58
Total Playing Time: 01:03:20
