VWV 35 · Solo Vocal · 2026 ·
Foxfire
Lied — Cycle: Das Verlöschen V
- Catalogue
- VWV 35
- Key
- A minor
- Form
- Lied
- Scoring
- Baritone & piano
- Composed
- 2026
- Duration
- 5:34
First performed Wigmore Hall, London · 14 November 2026 — Nikolai Voss, baritone · Clara Henningsen, piano
Commissioned by Wigmore Hall
To all who keep a light burning
Foxfire over a midnight marsh — the cold, sourceless luminescence of decay mistaken for a guiding lamp. The harmony slips into a Mussorgskian modal pallor here, open fifths under a voice lured deeper into the dark by a light that warms nothing.
From Das Verlöschen · NV-014
On the cycle's thematic unity: The Lamp Motif →
Performance materials +
- Forces
- Baritone & piano
- Tessitura
- Baritone (G2–F4); soprano (C4–B5) where indicated
- Materials
- Voice & piano score
- Availability
- On sale · Voss Editions
- Grade
- Intermediate–Advanced — recital
- ISMN
- 979-0-706035-245-9
