Alphons Diepenbrock - De Groote Hond en de Kleine Kat

- Composer: Alphonsus Johannes Maria Diepenbrock (2 september 1862 -- 5 april 1921) - Choir: Quink Vocal Ensemble - Year of recording: 2012 (?) De Groote Hond en de Kleine Kat {The Large Dog and the Small Cat}, for mixed choir A Cappella, written in 1903. One movement: Allegro The exact reason for setting De Groote Hond en de Kleine Kat, a humoristic text by Albert Verwey, to music has not been documented. However, it may be assumed that the successful premiere of Diepenbrock’s Den Uil [The Owl] by the Zalsman Quartet on 24 June 1903 was the main incentive. Diepenbrock may have offered this new piece to Zalsman, but as far as we know it was never performed by one of his ensembles. The premiere took place on 24 October 1916, when De groote hond en de kleine kat was the light-hearted conclusion of a concert with choral works from various style periods by the Madrigal Society conducted by Sem Dresden. The work was immediately encored. Diepenbrock was enthusiastic about the performance: “Everything was superb