The Quiet Ground, 1851

Series titleDüsseldorfer Lieder-Album (Song Album): 6 Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment

ArtistOswald Achenbach, Düsseldorf 1827–1905 Düsseldorf

AuthorJoseph von Eichendorff, Lubowitz 1788–1857 Neiße

Komponist*inFerdinand von Hiller, Frankfurt <Main> 1811–1885 Köln

Publishing houseArnz & Co., 1816–1859

Chromolithograph

Sheet dimensions36,5 × 49 cm

Status

on display, room 009.1

About the workJoseph von Eichendorff first published his poem "Der stille Grund" (The Quiet Ground) in 1837. It was based on the German legend of the Loreley, the mermaid who, sitting on a rock on the Rhine, lures boatmen to their deaths with her song. Eichendorff's Loreley, on the other hand, bewitches the first-person narrator in the forest under a full moon. He is only able to escape his fate thanks to the sound of the "morning bells". Oswald Achenbach's illustration shows this setting. The romance was first set to music for the album by Friedrich Hiller, who enjoyed great fame as the city music director of Cologne.

AccessionAcquisition 1919

ProvenanceBürmann Collection

Inventory number80505183c

Contact

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