Paul Hindemith - Six Chansons

Paul Hindemith Six Chansons (Valais, 1939) (1895-1963) La Biche Un cygne (01:04) Puisque tout passe (02:50) Printemps (03:19) En hiver (04:51) Verger (06:00) Live-recording opening concert International Yale Choral Festival 2018 13.June 2018 Sprague Hall - Yale University New Haven ensemble cantissimo Markus Utz, director The six pieces for a cappella choir were set to French texts by Rainer Maria Rilke. Rilke extols the ambivalence of the natural world: the beauty of the seasons, the excesses of nature, and nature as a place of refuge, but also its symbolism for death and impermanence. Hindemith’s six short pieces are quite varied and each give a snapshot of the world as presented by Rilke’s text.