Begreifen

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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.

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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.

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Begreifen

Still und ergreifend,
schweift um sich
– warm –

die Gewissheit
dich zu
lieben.

– Juliette Mathier (*1982)