Originally posted by NordlysThe usual English translation of this involves most of the same places, but has a couple of differences. It starts with 'Trinidad' [I had to look up 'Ratibor' - never heard of it!]. After 'Canada, Malaga, Rimini, Brindisi' it goes "Yes, Tibet, Tibet, Tibet".
Ratibor!
Und der Fluss Mississippi
und die Stadt Honolulu
und der See Titicaca;
Der Popocatepetl liegt nicht in Kanada,
sondern in Mexico, Mexico, Mexico.
Kanada, Malaga, Rimini, Brindisi,
Kanada, Malaga, Rimini, Brindisi.
Ja! Athen, Athen, Athen, Athen,
Nagasaki, Yokohama,
Nagasaki, Yokohama,
...
It's a brilliant piece. Did Toch write anything else?
Originally posted by DiapasonYes, he did. I remember playing some small piano pieces by him as a child. But the Geographical Fugue is certainly his most famous composition.
The usual English translation of this involves most of the same places, but has a couple of differences. It starts with 'Trinidad' [I had to look up 'Ratibor' - never heard of it!]. After 'Canada, Malaga, Rimini, Brindisi' it goes "Yes, Tibet, Tibet, Tibet".
It's a brilliant piece. Did Toch write anything else?
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/music/mlsc/toch/