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Die Rückkehr des verlorenen Sohnes op. 102 A (medium voice and organ)

By Wilhelm Rettich

genre
Vocal music
instrumentation
Voice and organ (medium org)
duration
3 minutes
status
published score
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Details

The Return of the Prodigal Son op. 102 A

Words by Charles B. Timmer (German translation by Wilhelm Rettich)

There are three more versions:
- tenor and organ
- bass and organ
- high voice and organ

See also: Sinfonia Olandese (second symphony)

ISMN: 979-0-2038-0091-0

About Wilhelm Rettich

Wilhelm Rettich

Wilhelm Rettich belonged to that generation of those whose work and life was deeply affected by the First and Second World Wars. Captivity, persecution, hiding and losses scarred his life. In 1933, he emigrated to the Netherlands, where he survived the war in hiding. Rettich worked a great deal for the radio, a young and progressive medium at that time. Although he became a Dutch citizen after the World War II, he returned to Germany in 1964.

by Diet Scholten