Hans Pfitzner : Von Deutscher Seele "Mensch und Natur" Part 1 (excerpt)

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)

A Romantic Cantata after Sayings and Poems by Joseph von Eichendorff.
Première at the Berlin Philharmonie in 1922

Gabriele Fontana, soprano
Barbara Hölzl, mezzo-soprano
Glenn Winslade, tenor
Robert Holl, bass

Vienne Singverein, Johannes Prinz, chorusmaster
Anton Hozapfel, organ
Vienne Symphony Orchestra
Martin Sieghart, conductor

Teil I /Part I : Mensch und Natur /Human and Nature
Teil II /Part II : Leben und Singen / Life and Song
Liederteil / Songs part"

Teil I / Part I: (excerpt)
1 - Es geht wohl anders, als du meinst: /
All things are thou not as thou dost think:
For while thou smil'st with rosy cheer,
Both spring and sun have vanished hence,
And all the world in darkness swatched;
And scarce shalt thou have wept thy fill,
Than all is laughter, the sun doth shine -
All things are not as thou dost think.

2 -(Tenor solo, later soli and choir)
Why now upon life's resting place
Dost spread thyself so freely?
For soon Death's trumpeter shall call,
And all must leave behind thee.

3 - Orchestra: Death the Postillon
Why now upon life's restign place...

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[007strauss]

Thank you very much for posting this wonderful piece of romantic music.

[FiDiTanzer528]

Thanks for uploading this. I love this work. It's great to hear a different performance from the one that I have.

[andreasscholl]

Barbra Hölzl, I've heard years a go at the IVC in Den Bosch!

My god her voice evolved.

Never heard this music before, verry nice.