Du bist wie eine Blume, WAB 64

' (You are like a flower), WAB 64, is a song, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1861.

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.<br/>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.&nbsp;193–196 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.<br/>A score based on manuscript A-LIsakaWAB64 is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 14 of the '.

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

Music

The 32-bar long work in F major is scored for 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, 2021<br/>A 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.

• 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).