by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and possibly by Albert Lindner

Aus A. Lindner's Bearbeitung von Shakespeare's Timon von Athen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Sapho sang's auf brandendem Riff
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Text Authorship:

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Aus A. Lindner's Bearbeitung von Shakespeare's Timon von Athen", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock ; note: one source gives incipit as "Sapho sang's auf brandendem Riff" and another as "Geiz' o Jungfrau, geize"

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