Zoon van Eros

This work for soprano and piano was composed in 1987. It are 3 songs on poems by Hans Andreus: ‘Ik heb je liever’ (I love you more) ‘Wanneer ik morgen doodga’ (When I die tomorrow) ‘Voor een dag van morgen’ (For tomorrow's day) In this expressionist work, the different emotions of the poems are evoked through various voice techniques. The piano accompaniment has a supportive and picturesque, suggestive character. In 2009, the songs were translated into English for performance at Wigmore Hall in London. The performers (02/01/2010) were South African soprano Erica Eloff and English pianist James Bailleu.