Two Songs, Op. 19 (German: ), is a set of two songs by German composer Hans Pfitzner. It was finished in 1905.
Background Pfitzner's Op. 19 presents two contrasting songs dealing with love scenes. They were written to two poems by Carl Busse in 1905 and were dedicated to Ottilie Metzger-Froitzheim. The set was published in Leipzig in 1906 by Max Brockhaus.
Structure The set is written for middle voice and piano. It is composed of two contrasting songs, the first one in C-sharp minor, and the second one in A-flat major:
Recordings The composer performed at the piano Michaelskirchplatz for recording, with baritone Gerhard Hüsch at Electrola Studios on February 10, 1939, in Cologne. It is common for singers to record these two pieces individually instead of as a whole set. The following is a list of complete recordings of the set: + Recordings of Pfitzner's Two Songs, Op. 19VoicePianoDate of recordingPlace of recordingLabelUwe Schenker-PrimusKlaus Simon2021—Naxos
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