To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Strauss Songs...
Date sent: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:46:31 -0800
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Naomi Gurt Lind wrote:

> As for Amor, the poem *is* a little flaky, isn't it?! You probably
already
> know this, but "Amor" is also the name for Cupid -- so you're addressing
> the god of Love, not Love itself. It's a very saucy song, in my opinion.
> I'm interested to know what your thoughts are...

Well I'm stil thinking on this one. most of the poem consists of a
discription of Cupid himself. I find it quite an intriguing picture of the
god of love.... I think one could sum up the poem as a little "warning" -
that love will come and burn in our hearts in a deceiving way. I still
cant' make much out of it. And why is Cupid sitting by the fire fanning
himself in the first place?



> Another Strauss song that's excellent for high, light voices is Wie
sollten
> wir geheim... -- it's not quite as often performed as, say Amor and
> Allerseelen and Standchen but it's a really good song.

Thanks! I'll take a look at it. All the Strauss I can get... can't get
Straussed-out, I don't think!

Fiona