Singer Pur: Lou Koster (1889–1973): Der Geiger von Echternach - after poems by Nikolaus Welter
SINGER PUR
Sandrine Cantoreggi, Violin
Claude Weber, Klavier
Der Geiger von Echternach (‘The Echternacht Fiddler’) deals with the origins of the Echternach Jumping Procession,
which dates back to the Middle Ages and is now included on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. The ballad tells the
story of the musician Tall Veit, who on his return from the Orient is sentenced to death by hanging for allegedly killing his
wife. The composer and poet are equally interested in a detailed description of Veit’s different emotional states, which
modulate his violin playing and increasingly move the listener until they fall into a dancing rage, from which only Saint
Willibrord can free them.