Beethoven and more podcast: A lullabye for the sun -
Giya Kancheli (1935-)
Lulling the Sun for choir and percussion
Shchedryk Children’s Choir
Conductor: Marianna Sablina
MP3 recorded at the St. Evergislus Kirche in Bonn-Brenig on September 26, 2010 by Deutschlandfunk (DLF)
The Shchedryk Children’s Choir from Kiev has existed for nearly 40 years. the ensemble has developed an impressive repertoire that draws from various epochs and styles.
Giya Kancheli (1935-)
Lulling the Sun for choir and percussion
Shchedryk Children’s Choir
Conductor: Marianna Sablina
MP3 recorded at the St. Evergislus Kirche in Bonn-Brenig on September 26, 2010 by Deutschlandfunk (DLF)
Marianna Sabrina heads the second generation of the Shchedryk Children’s Choir, founded by her mother. Through professional voice training and industrious practice, the Shchedryk girls’ choir has developed a mature sound. The ensemble’s success stems both from their mastery of the repertoire of Ukrainian folk songs and their incorporation of classical choral music in the original language.
One high point for the children’s choir was being honored with the Golden Diploma at the Musica Sacra Choral Competition in Rome. Pope Benedict XVI was in the audience.
In this selection from the Beethovenfest, the choir performs “Lulling the Sun,” in which Georgian composer Giya Kancheli sets the word “sun” to music in 27 different European, Asian and Middle Eastern languages.
Author: Tomas Gilgenmann Lorza (sc, gsw)
Editor: Rick Fulker
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0„6116514,00.html
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Symphony No. 2 in C Major, op. 61, 3rd movement: Adagio espressivo -
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, op. 61, 3rd movement: Adagio espressivo
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Conductor: Paavo Jaervi
MP3 recorded by West German Radio, Cologne (WDR) on September 11, 2010 in the Beethoven Hall, Bonn
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, op. 61, 3rd movement: Adagio espressivo
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Conductor: Paavo Jaervi
MP3 recorded by West German Radio, Cologne (WDR) on September 11, 2010 in the Beethoven Hall, Bonn
“I was still sick when I wrote the symphony in December 1845 - I think one has to notice that when hearing it.” Robert Schumann saw a close relationship between his creative process while writing the Second Symphony and his emotional state. The piece can be seen as a utopian work in that despite or perhaps because of Schumann’s nervous ailment, it offers a ray of hope.
Since 2004, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen has been the Orchestra in Residence at the Beethovenfest. On the evening of this concert, the orchestra was honored with the German Record Critics’ Prize. Artistic Director Paavo Jaervi has been with the Kammerphilharmonie since 2004. He too receives a special distinction in 2010, the ECHO Klassik “Conductor of the Year” award.
From Schumann’s Second Symphony, we’ve selected the third movement (“Adagio espressivo”) for you. In it, individual musicians play solo passages that are full of character, but when the orchestra comes together again, the sense of unity is striking. Hearing the Kammerphilharmonie’s musicians in concert is like listening in on a family of musicians that have known each other for decades and deliver each note with joy.
Author: Tomas Gilgenmann Lorza (gsw)
Editor: Rick Fulker
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0„6023067,00.html
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