The movements:

1. Erinnerung (Memento) [4' 10"]
2. Romanze (Romance) [3' 30"]
3. Intermezzo [6' 10"]
4. Lied „Friede sei um uns gebreitet“ ("Peace shall be spread around us") [1' 50"]
5. Finale [5' 25"]

In the 1932 romance "Taj Mahal" for violin and piano, the composer was inspired by the aesthetics of the Indian tomb of the same name. Like the building made of white marble, the delicate, restrained theme symbolizes the supernatural love for the dead beloved. The silent sweetness of remembrance is increasingly compounded by the surge of pain over the irretrievable loss.

Around the same time, a novel of the same name for voice and piano op. 51 was composedas an independent work.

Recording

The lyrical song after the Christmas poem "Altes Bild" (old picture) by Ludwig Bäte was composed in 1933. Here it is offered for vocal part, oboe, bassoon, violin, cello and piano.

Recording (piano version)

Around 1700, the cantata genre reached Italy during a cultural exchange. Composers began to combine the "Italian style" with the "French gout". The resulting French cantatas are characterized by these style mixtures, on which ancient love stories sound expressively in a wide spectrum of emotions. Today, the versatile pieces have largely been forgotten. Here is the cantata "Philomèle" by Jean-Baptiste Stuck.

Around 1700, in the course of a cultural exchange from Italy to France, composers began to unite the "Italian style" with the "French gout". The resulting French cantatas and ariettes impress with these style mixtures, on which ancient love stories sound expressively in a wide spectrum of emotions. Today, the versatile pieces have largely been forgotten. Here is an Ariette by Brunet de Moland.

Around 1700, the cantata genre reached Italy during a cultural exchange. Composers began to combine the "Italian style" with the "French gout". The resulting French cantatas are characterized by these style mixtures, on which ancient love stories sound expressively in a wide spectrum of emotions. Today, the versatile pieces have largely been forgotten. Here is a selection from the cantatas by Jean-Baptiste Morin.

Content:

1. Troisième Cantate «La Rose» [12' 45"]
2. Cinquième Cantate «Bacchus» [24' 10"]

Around 1700, the cantata genre reached Italy during a cultural exchange. Composers began to combine the "Italian style" with the "French gout". The resulting French cantatas are characterized by these style mixtures, on which ancient love stories sound expressively in a wide spectrum of emotions. Today, the versatile pieces have largely been forgotten. Here is a selection from the cantatas by Nicolas Bernier.

Content:

1.      Les Forges de Lemnos (The Forge of Lemnos) [17 '40 "]
2.      Jupiter et Europe [27 '45 "]