About the composer
Felicia Donceanu was born in 1931. She studied composition at the Conservatory of
Bucharest. Apart from being a renowned composer, she also writes poetry and makes plastic
art. As a composer among her works we can find chamber music, choral music, music for
children and classical songs. She received several prizes for her compositions. Her music
is poetic, as she is trying to extend the spell of poetry into the music.
| Date | 1994 |
| Performers | Female Choir and Harp |
| Length | 5.40 minutes |
| Particulars | The work is not divided into sections. The music flows on in a relaxed way, imbedded in the pastoral sounds of the harp. Very easy to listen to. |
| Textual variations | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used, but only the first four stanzas. Stanza 3 and 4 are then repeated. |
| CD | Polhymnia - Sacrée et Profane |
| About this CD | The CD has no number, as it is not from a commercial company.
It is one of the CD's on which the Polhymnia female choir from Switzerland has recorded
some of the music of their repertoire. It was recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, November - December 2000. |
| Choir | Polhymnia |
| Conductor | Rachel Székely |
| Soloists | Isabelle Martin-Achard, harp |
| Other works | Zoltan Kodály: Ave Maria + Vejnemöjnen Muzsikál Willy Burkhard: Sprüche Ferenc Farkas: Missa Secunda Erszébet Szönyi: Sirató Eric Gaudibert: Intermezzo Pierre Vellones: Danse Indienne |
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