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Begreifen: SSATB a cappella
About
First performance: Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Florian Helgath
Awards: 1st Prize in the composition contest of the Alpenchorfestival 2016
The second of my setting of two poems of Juliette Mathier, a young author from the Valais Region of Switzerland. “Begreifen” is included in the new “Schweizer Chorbuch” of Carus-Verlag with a recording by the Schweizer Jugendchor.
Listen
CD
On their fabulous new CD “Herzblut”, one of my favourite ensembles, the Zürcher Sing-Akademie has recorded both compositions under the direction of Florian Helgath.
It has also appeared on the CD accompayning the new “Schweizer Chorbuch” of Carus-Verlag. The Swiss Youth Choir has recorded it with conductor Nicolas Fink.
Preview Score
Text
Begreifen
Still und ergreifend,
schweift um sich
– warm –
die Gewissheit
dich zu
lieben.
– Juliette Mathier (*1982)
Deutsch
INFO
Uraufführung: Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Florian Helgath
Auszeichnung: 1. Preis Kompositionswettbewerb Alpenchorfestival 2016
Eine von zwei Vertonungen von Gedichten der Walliserin Juliette Mathier (*1982). Komponiert als Beitrag zum Kompositionwettbewerb des Alpenchorfestivals 2016 in Brig.
Performances
• CD with the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and Florian Helgath
• “Begreifen” with pourChœur (Marco Beltrani, conductor) – August 28, 2021, Basel (CH)
• “Begreifen” with pourChœur (Samuel Straub, conductor) – June 24, 2023, Basel (CH)
