Die Schlacht bei Sempach

A richly observed narrative follows a glittering medieval cavalcade as it advances toward the vicinity of Sempach, its riders indulging in jest, food, and display while heat and landscape are rendered in sensuous detail. Among them one sombre duke stands apart, uneasy and foreboding. A sudden horn call shatters the languor and converts the pastoral scene into a tightly packed, tense battlefield as an approaching mass of fighters confronts the armored line. The piece emphasizes contrasts between leisurely courtly spectacle and gathering violence, tracing how atmosphere, movement, and perception shift toward imminent combat.