Eichendorff's Auf einer Burg and Schumann's Liederkreis, Opus 39
Abstract
Robert Schumann’s curious and haunting song Auf einer Burg occupies the musical, poetic, and spiritual center of the Liederkreis von Eichendorff . The presence of this unconventional and problematic lied at the very heart of the Opus 39 cycle challenges performers, listeners, and analysts. The challenge has not been met satisfactorily in musical scholarship. Schumann’s setting of the intriguing poem has been misunderstood, and the function of the exceptional song within the cycle has gone unrecognized.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Literature
Musicology
and Cultural Analysis
German Literature and Culture Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 299–317
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter