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Eichendorff

British  
/ ˈaiçəndɔrf /

noun

  1. Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), Freiherr von. 1788–1857, German poet and novelist, regarded as one of the greatest German romantic lyricists

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“Die Einsiedler,” a setting of Eichendorff, stands in for the whole: fastidious sensitivity; utter refinement; getting to the heart of every word and, through every word, to the heart of the song.

From New York Times

In the first-floor window is the birdcage and the canary recites an Eichendorff ode.

From The New Yorker

In 1847, the German Romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff told Clara Schumann that the lieder settings by her husband, Robert Schumann, had “given life to his poems for the first time.”

From New York Times

Clara replied that, on the contrary, Eichendorff’s poems “gave life to the music.”

From New York Times

On Wednesday the soprano Dorothea Röschmann and the pianist Mitsuko Uchida gave a recital at Carnegie Hall that opened with Schumann’s “Liederkreis,” with texts by Eichendorff.

From New York Times