Matthias Bonitz
Der Weiher
Duration: 21'
Solos:
voice
Instrumentation details:
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
Der Weiher
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The poet Annette von Droste Hülshoff (born: 10 January 1797, died: 24 May 1848) is considered an important German poet of her time.
I wrote the poem "Der Weiher" (The Pond) on the occasion of the "Droste Tage" (Droste Days) at Hülshoff Castle near Münster in Westphalia - Germany, the poetess' birthplace, for the open air concerts that I initialised and performed.
The original instrumentation is mezzo-soprano and cello quartet.
The premiere was sung by Rebecca Blanz; the cello quartet is made up of students from the Musikhochschule in Detmold (Germany) with: Minja Spasic, Franziska Rees, Nicole Wiebke, Karl Simko.
CD production by "Droste Forum e.V. Published by encora No. Enc 020.
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/0VShCmNX9UmSlv0zOko2of
In 2023 I rewrote the composition for voice and string quartet.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)