Fanny Hensel: Neue Liebe, Neues Leben: (Arr. Denis Rouger): Gemischter Chor mit Klavier/Orgel

“Neue Liebe, neues Leben” comes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Lili-Lyrik” of 1775, which reflects the experiences of his conflicted love for Anna Elisabeth “Lili” Schönemann. The text inspired many composers: as well as Beethoven, Reichardt, Spohr, and Zelter, Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn, also immersed herself in this poetry and set it to music. In her composition we feel both the elation of being in love as well as the inner turmoil and the sighs of the lover.This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD "Kennst du das Land ..." (Carus 83.495).