Motive 20 is usually referred to as the “Impatience” motive. Windsperger
refers to this motive and the Torch by the single name “Liebesverlangen” or “Love’s
Demand” (Windsperger, p. 42). He labels them as such because
the two motives occur simultaneously in treble and bass voices. Additional
labels for Isolde's Impatience are noted below.
Motive Labels “Isolde’s
Impatience” – (Fischer, p. 12) and (Redlich, p. 24) “Motiv
ungeduldiger Erwartung” or“Motive of Impatient
Expectation” – (Windsperger, p. 42) “Impatience” – (Kobbé,
p. 122) and (Lavignac, p. 297) “Lauschen, Ungeduld,
Verlangen” or “Listening, Impatience, Demanding” – (Pfohl,
p. 221) Bass part of “Liebesverlangen” or “Love’s
Demand” – (Windsperger, p. 42)
Isolde's Impatience – Order of occurrence by Act and Scene Act II: Prelude, Scenes 1 & 3