Wilhelm Gerhard

Life

Born: 29 November 1780

Died: 2 October 1858

Biography

Born in Weimar, Christoph Wilhelm Leonhard Gerhard became a citizen of Leipzig in 1805 and dramaturg a few years later at the municipal theater. From 1827 he ran a summer theater park, coming into contact with Heinrich Marschner, Albert Lortzing and Felix Mendelssohn.

View the German Wikipedia article on Wilhelm Gerhard. (English translation by Google)

Settings of text by Wilhelm Gerhard

• Die alte gute Zeit, Op. 55, No. 4 (Robert Schumann)
• Jägerlied (Christian August Pohlenz)
• 5 Lieder nach Robert Burns, Op. 55 (Robert Schumann)

External links

• musical settings at Lieder.net