Cornelius, Carl August Peter C Composers Composition

Cornelius, Carl August Peter C Composers Composition

Cornelius, Carl August Peter

German composer, violinist, and actor Carl August Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) wrote many lieder and song cycles, composed operas, wrote supportive essays about music and composers, including Liszt and Wagner, and befriended other artists and writers.

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- Biography showing him also as actor and violinist shows him following Liszt's lead, associating also with Brahms and Wagner, and note major compositions plus poems and essays. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
- Biographical data and careful examination of the poem and music for "Komm, wir wandeln zusammen im Mondschein" are used to promote one of the composers overshadowed by Wagner.
- Information on his contribution to the genre including biographical data, analysis of the music and textual variations, and CD availability.
- Miscellaneous songs and song cycles from recmusic.org, most with German texts and many having English translations.

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