Performed as an encore by Melanie Lançon (flute) and Ingrid Bauer (harp) at an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Premier Series concert.
Melanie Lançon, Ingrid Bauer Photo: RNZ/Tim Dodd
Carl Nielsen wrote this short piece for flute and harp in 1920-21 as part of his incidental music for a play, "The Mother", by Helge Rode.
Rode's play is a fairy-tale allegory about the return of a kidnapped son. This melody accompanies the first scene in which the mother is seen parting from her son through the rising fog.
Recorded by RNZ Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 5 March 2020
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay
Other performances from this concert:
Jennifer HIGDON: river sings a song to trees, from City Scape
