The heritage of Drs. P is in excellent hands with Het Heen- en Weerschap. Since the death of the PhD student in 2015, the foundation has provided us with an indispensable and an extensive re-release of his . Under the direction of compiler Roland Vonk, the society now delves into the Rotterdam period of the quirky writer. With 21 songs and a beautiful booklet full of historical context, this
… compilation is quite generous. In the port city, Heinz Hermann Polzer visited the Netherlands Economic College between 1939 and 1950. Rotterdam was, as Vonk describes it, 'the city to which he owed his' drs '.' He owed a lot more to it. Indelible impressions of Katendrecht, Zuidplein and the pre-war Schiedamschedijk, for example. Those places, now unrecognizable, have been immortalized forever in Drs. P's impressive lyrics. Part of it was set to music for this compilation by Rotterdam artists such as and . There are also performances by (the less Rotterdam) , and . The most fun are the inimitable versions of Drs. P himself. (JE)more
