New practical edition of the Acht Gedichte op. 10 by Richard Strauss from Letzte Blätter by
Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm (1812-1864).Strauss composed these songs in 1885 when he was 21
years old. He often accompanied his wife the soprano Pauline Strauss-de Ahna on the piano and
worked with her on interpretations of his piano songs. The resulting entries of the composer
(e.g. performance markings) are reproduced in this edition. Included are three of the
best-known of his songs Zueignung No. 1 (Devotion) Nichts No. 2 (Nought) and Die Nacht No. 3
(Night). Based on the text of Richard Strauss Works - Critical Edition (RSW) with English
translations by John Bernhoff.Information on the research site Richard-Strauss-Edition (LMU
University Munich) is available under http: www.richard-strauss-ausgabe.de preface
Instrumentation: for low voice and piano op. 10 TrV 141
