Performed as an encore by Melanie Lançon (flute) and Ingrid Bauer (harp) at an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Premier Series concert.
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