Works

Erlkonig

Citation Formats

General Reference

Arts and Music Atlas. "Erlkonig." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/erlkonig.

APA Style

Arts and Music Atlas. (n.d.). Erlkonig. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/erlkonig

BibTeX

@misc{artsandmusicatlas-erlkonig,
  author = {Arts and Music Atlas},
  title = {Erlkonig},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/erlkonig},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Erlkonig, composed by Franz Schubert in 1815 when he was eighteen and published in 1821 as his Opus 1, sets Goethe's 1782 ballad about a father riding through the night with his dying son, pursued by a supernatural spirit, and is one of Schubert's most celebrated songs.

Facts

Year Created

1815 1

Medium

Lied for voice and piano 1

Cross-Tradition Connections