The collection was named by its first publisher Tobias Haslinger, presumably wishing to present it as Schubert's final musical testament to the world. Unlike the earlier Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, it contains settings of three poets, Ludwig Rellstab (1799–1860), Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) and Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804–1875). Schwanengesang was composed 1828 and published in 1829 just a few months after the composer's death on 19 November 1828.
| Original Name | Schwanengesang |
| Librettist | Ludwig Rellstab, Heinrich Heine, Johann Gabriel Seidl |
| Date of composition | 1828 |
| First published | 1829 |
| Type | Collection of Lieder |
| Catalogue | D 957 |
| Approx. duration | 13 minutes |
| Instruments |
Voice
Piano |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Der Doppelgänger (Still ist die Nacht), S. 375/5
● Franz Liszt: Abschied, S. 375/6 ● Franz Liszt: La sérénade de Franz Schubert, S. 559a ● Franz Liszt: Schwanengesang (Lieder von Franz Schubert), S. 560 |
| In listings |
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Famous Works
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| Autotranslations beta |
Franz Schubert: Swan song, D 957 Franz Schubert: Swan song, D 957 Franz Schubert: Swan song, D 957 |