Walter Niemann (1876-1953): Zwei Romantische Impressionen, op. 56
1. The blue grotto
2. Der Goldsoot*
Er stand und sah ins Wasser, das mit stillem, traurigem Auge ihn ansah, als hielte es wehmütig sein Geheimnis fest. – Gustav Freussen
He stood and looked into the water, which looked at him with quiet, sad eyes, as if it were wistfully holding on to its secret.
*According to a Schleswig-Holstein folk legend, the Goldsoot (Soot = spring), located in the deepest heathland solitude, keeps immeasurable treasures at its bottom.

John Kersey, piano

Artwork: The Blue Grotto, Capri, by Thomas Stuart Smith