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Singer listed first and baritone unless otherwise indicated (s: soprano, t: tenor).
Recordings are of the the complete cycle unless indicated.

Thomas Bauer, Uta Hielscher Naxos 8.557075 review review
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Günther Weissenborn DG 4775270 review
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jorg Demus DG 4775556 review
Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber RCA 82876 589952 review
Werner Gura (t) Jan Schulsz Harmonia Mundi HMX2908460 review
(7) George Henschel EMI 2289562 review
Symposium 1362 review
Wolfgang Holzmair, Imogen Cooper Eloquence 4769975 review
Gerhard Hüsch, Hanns Udo Müller Music & Arts CD1235 review
Simon Keenlyside, Malcolm Martineau Sony 88697566892
Kevin Kyle (t) Carl Herring (gtr) JCL Records JCL513 review
Lotte Lehmann (s), Bruno Walter Naxos 8.111244 review review
Stephan Loges, Alexander Schmalcz Athene 23202 review
Christopher Maltman, Graham Johnson Hyperion CDJ33105 review
Mark Padmore (t), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fp) Harmonia Mundu HMU907521 review
Charles Panzera, Alfred Cortot Music & Arts CD1235 review
(1) Thomas Quasthoff, Roberto Szidon RCA 74321869522 review
Aksel Schiøtz (t), Gerald Moore Danacord DACOCD453 review
Danacord DACOCD451-60 review
Music & Arts CD1235 review
Aksel Schiøtz (t), Folmer Jensen Danacord DACOCD458 review
Danacord DACOCD451-60 review
Maximilian Schmitt (t) Gerold Huber Oehms OC819 review
Peter Schreier (t), András Schiff Orfeo C658051B review
Peter Schreier (t), Norman Shetler Berlin 0184062BC review
Brilliant 99948/1-4 review
(7) Ernest Tilkin Servais, unknown Musique en Wallonie MEW0419-20 review
Knut Skram, Robert Levin Simax PSC1804 review
Roman Trekel, Oliver Pohl Oehms OC571 review
(1,2,7) Fritz Wunderlich (t), Hubert Giesen DG 4451882 review review

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2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
7. Ich grolle nicht
8. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen
9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen
11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
14. Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich
15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es
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