Winterweihe
Dec 27th, 2008 by oldfogey
Now Christmas is over, and it’s officially midwinter, here’s something to warm the spirit. It is Richard Strauss’s song Winterweihe - Winter Dedication.
‘In these winter days, when light is veiled, let us carry in our hearts, and dedicate to each other, the flame of that other light which fills our being………that tenderly entwines our souls…….let us dedicate our days and nights to the blessings of love.’
It’s a bit of a soppy poem, but Strauss makes magic of it, particularly in his orchestral version of it, as here. The singer is the incomparable Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, in a famous recording from 1969, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Szell.
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