Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64

Bruckner composed the song on a text of Heinrich Heine on 5 December 1861. On request of his friend Alois Weinwurm, Bruckner composed the song for the opening concert of the Liedertafel Sängerbund. The piece was performed 10 days later under Bruckner's baton in the '' of Linz by four soloists: Hermine and Wilhelmine Ritter, Heinrich Knoll and Ferdinand Hummel. The piece became a favourite of Sängerbund''. Bruckner's manuscript of 5 December 1861 (A-LIsakaWAB64) is stored in the archive of the city of Linz.Another undated work manuscript (Mus.Hs.3166) is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. A copy of this work manuscript was first published in Band III/2, pp. 193–196 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. == Text ==

The song uses a text of Heinrich Heine's '''''''''' (Book of Songs). == Music ==

The 32-bar long work in F major is scored for SATB| quartet. == Discography ==

There are three recordings of the song: • Johannes Hiemetsberger, Chorus sine nomine, Romantik rediscovered - European choral gems of the 19th century – CD: Helbling C8352CD, 2017 • Reiner E. Moritz, Anton Bruckner - The making of a giant – BR: Arthaus Musik NTSSC, 2021A recording of seven motets, and two Weltliche Chorwerke: Du bist wie eine Blume and the premiere of Vaterlandslied by Alexander Koller with Hard-Chor-Linz and the Linzer Sängerakademie, is together with the documentary. :NB: A rehearsal of the song can be heard on Youtube. • Calmus Ensemble, Bruckner Vocal - Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64 – Carus, 2023 – Original performance for voice quartet Note • A fragment, sung by the Chor der Singakademie Linz, can be heard from the 30th minute of the videofilm '''' of Hans Conrad Fischer (1975). • A performance by Stephen Cleobury with the BBC Choir (2011) is put in the Bruckner Archive: Charter Oak COR-2178 (box of 2 CDs). == References ==