Bridal Procession in a Spring Landscape

The Bridal Train shows a Utopian world, happy people emerging from the enveloping shadows of the wood on to sunlit meadows. Richter could transform real events, like a wedding, children’s games or the reading of a fairy tale into dreamlike memories. He sought to awaken the viewer’s innate joy at contemplating the merry games of children.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 31 minutes):

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op. 38 (Spring Symphony)