 "Dichterliebe" is therefore an integral artistic work apart from the "Lyrisches Intermezzo", though derived from it and inspired by it.Schubert's selection of lyrics for his own Heine songs had sought different themes.Although frequently associated with the male voice, the work was dedicated to the great soprano Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, so that the precedent for performance by a female voice is primary.