Five Songs, Op. 22 (Pfitzner)

Five Songs, Op. 22, is a song cycle by German composer Hans Pfitzner.

Background

Five Songs, Op. 22, was completed in 1907. It set homonymous poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Adelbert von Chamisso, and Gottfried August Bürger. Dedicated respectively to Johan Messchaert, Rudolf Moest, Fritz Feinhals, and Helene Staegemann. It was published in Leipzig in 1907 by long-time publisher Max Brockhaus.

Structure

The set consists of five songs for voice and piano. The voice is generally a high-ranging baritone, even though the last song actually employs a high soprano instead of a male voice. The movement list is as follows: