Gesang der Geister über den Wassern D 714 [Op. post. 167] [full score] Elisabeth Pallas as Matthew Arnold puts it

as Matthew Arnold puts it “of human misery”

movement 2 through 5

• Each cello part is supported by a piano accompaniment for student performances

The editor of this edition has placed special emphasis on presenting an exact rendering of the dynamics and expressive markings as conceived by the composer himself

Due to their fine motivic structure

Gesang der Geister über den Wassern D 714 [Op. post. 167] [full score] Elisabeth Pallas as Matthew Arnold puts itThis work is based on a poem by Goethe, written on his second trip to Switzerland. Inspired by the 300 meter high Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen Valley, Goethe is here describing the human soul and its transience using the water image. Schubert repeatedly revised his musical setting, so, from an original piano lied arose a piece for male quartet initially a cappella, then with piano , and finally todays best known version for male octet, with low