Martin Cooke
baritone
Rosemarie Ammende-Haaf
piano
photos from our neighbourhood, my in-laws garden and including our two beautiful dogs, Cosmo (large) and Molly (small)
Winterlied -Winter Song
by Dietrich Ammende
Poem by Georg von der Vring
From the cycle
Der Schöne Morgen - The Beautiful Morning
composed in 1943 during the beginning of the terrible bombing of Munich.
Mit seinem weißen Munde haucht mich der Winter an,
er hat in weiter Runde sein Schneekleid hingetan.
Der Schnee gefällt den Knaben,
sie springen drin herum,
das merken auch die Raben und wehen still davon.
Der Wald in öder Schwärze er bleibt an seinem Ort,
und auch aus meinem Herzen verschwebt kein Klagewort.
Verspring dich mit den Knaben im tiefen Winterschnee,
ein brennend Herz zu haben im Schnee tuts halb so weh.
Winter breathes on me with its white mouth
It has laid out its dress of white snow in the surround
The snow is pleasing to the lads
They jump around in it
The ravens notice this also and gently drift away.
The forest in gloomy blackness remains in its place
And not a word of complaint floats from my heart.
Ill jump with the lads into the deep white snow
To have a burning heart in the snow only hurts half as much!
In 1998 I had the pleasure of meeting Rosemarie Ammede-Haaf, who was preparing a programme of her late husband's Lieder for a concert for the Munich Musicians' Association. Dietrich Ammende was a noted German 20th century composer of German Lieder who came from Munich.
His vocal and orchestral works have been performed by internationally renowned singers
such as Hans Hotter, Jan Hendrik Rootering, Keith Engen and leading German orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Keith Engen performed his works as part of the Munich Opera Festival recital series in the historic Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich's original royal opera house.
The breadth of Ammende's compositions extended from the Romantic era, through to the Impressionistic and Expressionistic periods and even to the borders of tonality. According to the Neue Musikzeitung - New Music Newspaper obituary of 1981, "Ammende can be numbered without a doubt amongst the most original creators of Lieder of our time."
Keith Engen wrote of the composer: "Dietrich Ammende was and is a creative musician who poured wonderful poems into the most beautiful tones. That is a great deal in our incomplete world."
I felt a deep rapport with Dietrich Ammende and his Lieder from the moment I began to study his compositions.
This marked the beginning of a close musical and personal friendship with his widow Rosemarie, which continues to this day. We have presented numerous concerts with varied programmes and composers, often performing the works of Dietrich Ammende
Winter breathes on me with its white mouth
It has laid out its dress of white snow in the surround
The snow is pleasing to the lads
They jump around in it
The ravens notice this also and gently drift away.
The forest in gloomy blackness remains in its place
And not a word of complaint floats from my heart.
Ill jump with the lads into the deep white snow
To have a burning heart in the snow only hurts half as much!
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Winter Musik Instrumental 2009 - Winter Lied - Winter Melodieby entspannungsmusik90,882 views
Thanks Jules :)
expatmartin 2 years ago