Anton Webern Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen

Anton Webern (1883 - 1945) composed Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen (Flee in light vessels) in 1908. It combines his exploration of modern harmonic procedures of the day with his love of a much earlier musical idiom of canon. This short choral setting is for unaccompanied SATB choir. The text is by German poet Stefan George (1868 - 1933).
Performers: BBC Singers