A very short and almost unknown tale by Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen is set to music by Danish ensemble Via Artis Konsort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOttMfyn9bk
With English and Spanish subtitles :)

The very interesting context for Andersens tale is resumed in this short article: https://ballhaus.dk/en/post/tale-of-the-cigar

@classical