Frühling ohn' Ende

Rheinberger’s Frühling ohn’ Ende is a four-part setting for SATB choir of a German secular poem celebrating the vibrancy of spring. The music opens with gentle, imitative entries depicting the burgeoning flowers and birdsong of the season. As the poem progresses, the music reflects the lover's inner turmoil, a delightful confusion of sensory impressions and emotional longing. The lover is overwhelmed by the beauty of nature, yet simultaneously yearns for the presence of their beloved, for whom they wish to gather flowers and compose songs. The music captures this exquisite dilemma with an ebb and flow that mirrors the shifting sentiments of the text, ultimately leading to a contemplative close.