Fit for the Abitur

The young man in Wilhelm Müller's cycle of poems "The Beautiful Miller's Daughter" is deeply in love, but the story, which begins with butterflies in his stomach, takes an unfortunate turn and ends badly. The poet Wilhelm Müller, however, meant the lyrics to be ironic; we should laugh at the poor miller's boy, his infatuation, jealousy and despair. But then Franz Schubert came along and turned them into music that is so precise, touching and true...