An Amsterdam song: cantata op. 40
For solo soprano and solo baritone, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano
Strings can be played tutti
Commissioned by the ‘Klassieke Muziek Afdeling van de Gemeente Ambtenaren te Amsterdam’
Words by Jan Campert
Amstardam - Zürich
Marius Flothuis led an eventful life. Early on, he was politically aware and left-wing orientated. He lost his job at the Concertgebouw Orchestra on his refusal to register with the Kultuurkamer, a regulatory cultural agency installed by the German occupying forces during World War II. He was arrested for his resistance work, imprisoned in Camp Vught and deported to Sachsenhausen in 1944. Meanwhile, he continued composing and survived the hardships. In the postwar Dutch and international music worlds he held numerous positions.
by Joyce Kiliaan