Composer Peter Schindler on this separate edition from “Perpetuum mobile”:A calm, relaxed Andante espressivo is the tempo here at the beginning of Act 3 of “Perpetuum mobile”, which is based on texts from the Codex Buranus. The first piece, “Cedit, hiems, tua duritities” (Your harshness will give way, Winter), is a metrical strophic song with one striking feature: every line throughout the Latin text rhymes on the final syllable ies.This movement on text no. 135 from the Codex Buranus is about the eagerly awaited arrival of the warmer season. Associated with this is the hope of a love personally bestowed on one by the God Amor. Anyone who could be thus inflamed by love would even be prepared to make a sacrifice! We’re all familiar with the words “spring fever”. Spring, that's it! The balmy air, the fresh grass, the overwhelming birdsong must have inspired a tremendous upsurge of emotion in people after a long hard winter. A perfect song for a spring program.