Frank Martin: Where the Bee sucks | NDR Vokalensemble

The NDR Vokalensemble performs "Where the Bee sucks" - from Michael Tippett's opera "The Midsummer Marriage". The text, taken from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest", offers insight into the transformative power of nature and the human spirit. Frank Martin's composition is characterized by rich imagery and a profound message - reflecting on the complex web of "nature" and engaging with what surrounds us through new perspectives.
FRANK MARTIN
Where the Bee sucks, there suck I
from: "Songs of Ariel"
NDR Vokalensemble
A video production by NDR Hamburg from 2023
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (The Tempest)
Where the bee sucks, there suck I:
In a cowslip’s bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat’s back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough
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[@friedrichwmoeller]

Grandios... Wer kennt das heute noch - ein Klassiker moderner a-capella-Chorkunst, genial umgesetzt und in Perfektion interpretiert

[@NDRKlassik]

Vielen Dank, das Lob freut uns sehr! :)