Wien: Universal Edition, 1918. — 12 p.
Paul von Klenau (1883–1946) was a Danish-born composer and conductor who spent most of his professional career in Germany and Austria. His early influences included Bruckner and later, Schoenberg's 12-tone technique. His works include several large scale symphonies, operas, and chamber music.
This set of pieces depicts 3 moods. Each one has an inscription at the beginning; the English translations from imslp summarized below. Stylistically, these pieces straddle the divide between tonality and atonality.
1.Ruhig fließend
[There slumbers a song in the floodplain in the cool night grove.] - A fairly calm opening piece
2.Leidenschaftlich bewegt
[From cackling waves / pulled down / two shimmering swans, thence they embark... Let rest the plumage! / You see each other again not. / The day is over, the night dawns.] - this one depicts a stormy mood, but grows calmer towards the end. I happened to overlook the 'E' in the final chord, but it doesn't make too much difference.
3. Leicht
[Sweet, lightly winged life, / To which I gave, blessed, / Runs passed like a dream, / silver moon sparkling wave.] - a capricious mood, with an explicitly Chopinesque-dubbed middle section.