by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Elegy 21, Sonnet II, 28 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
... ... Denn sie regte sich völlig hörend nur, da Orpheus sang. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "Elegy 21, Sonnet II, 28", 2003-04, first performed 2004, lines 5-6 [ oboe, harp and countertenor ], from Orpheus elegies, no. 15, Boosey & Hawkes
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Die Sonette an Orpheus 2, no. 28
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