Four songs (words by Detlev von Liliencron)
Auf eine Hand (middle voice and piano)
Auf einer grünen Wiese (middle voice and piano)
Hans der Schwärmer (high voice and piano)
Säntis (high voice and piano)
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