Müller of the Greeks: Philhellenism in German Music

Item

Title

Creator

B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music

Spatial Coverage

Athens See all items with this value Athens->Searchculture.gr

Subject - keywords

Poetry

Muller Wilhelm Muller Wilhelm -> Searchculture.gr

Date

4 November 2021

Date Issued

2021

Abstract

Acclaimed German lyric poet Wilhelm Müller is mostly known for his poems that Franz Schubert set to music in his song cycles Die Schöne Müllerin (The Lovely Miller-Girl) and Winterreise(Winter Journey). His ardent philhellenism made him known as “Müller of the Greeks”. Beethoven, in his Die Ruinen von Athen (The Ruins of Athens), dreams of a romantic Greece envisioning its freedom.

(Edited description from organiser’s website)