Introduction: The Forest of Arden   Attacca:

I ...and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world

II My soul hates nothing more than he

III Blow, blow, thou winter wind

IV A fool, a motley fool!

VI Wedding is great Juno's crown   Attacca:

VII Finale: Play, music!

Commissioned by the 'Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst'

First performance: 19 March 1994, Huis Bergh, 's-Heerenberg, The Netherlands

Rita Dams, mezzo-soprano; Eurus Ensemble conducted by Ab Weegenaar

Dedicated to Ab Weegenaar and the Eurus Ensemble



Some of the movements are purely instrumental, others are a musical setting of one of the songs from Shakespeare's play, and movements I and VII are in fact a combination of both: a song appears halfway.