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Des Sennen Abschied

"Des Sennen Abschied"

Robert Schumann, Composer

 

Artist Laura Krumm (mezzo-soprano)
Pianist     John Churchwell

 

As summer prepares to take her leave, mezzo-soprano Laura Krumm brings us Schumann’s “Des Sennen Abschied” (“The Alpine Herdman’s Farewell”), with poetry by Fredrich von Schiller:

   Farewell, you meadows, / You sunny pastures! /
   The herdsman must leave you, / Summer is over.

“Can’t you just feel the slightly chilly breeze of a change in season?,” asks Laura. “This song understands the everyday tragedy of having to change or leave behind something that’s made you happy.”