»Wozu die Mühe?« Über Begleiterlizenzen und ihr Schwinden aus der Aufführungspraxis des Kunstlieds. Mit Tonträgeranalysen zu Richard Strauss, »Zueignung« op. 10 Nr. 1

A performance tradition stemming from the 19th century permitted lied accompanists to deviate considerably from the notated score when a flexible reaction to concrete performance situations was necessary. In this article some of these ‘accompanist’s licences’, as well as their decreasing acceptance in 20th century’s performance style, are described according to written sources. A comparative analysis of recordings of the lied “Zueignung” op. 10 No. 8 by Richard Strauss illustrates exemplarily the decline of ‘accompanist’s licences’ during the decades after 1900. Finally, the results are interpreted against the background of general developments in musical performance style