Three songs from Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali
Langsam, durchweg sehr zart
Leicht und fliessend
Mässig, feierlich und ruhig
Words by Rabindranath Tagore
German translation by Marie Luise Gothein
München
Jan van Gilse received his musical education in Germany. His music developed into a synthesis of French impressionism and German romanticism. He became a popular conductor and one of the founders of the Society of Dutch composers (GeNeCo) and also the copyright organization BUMA. During the war, this socially engaged human being was fiercely anti-German. He had to pay a heavy price for his fighting spirit.
by dr. Hans van Dijk