SKU: PR.41641275L
UPC: 680160591282. 11 x 14 inches. Text used by permission of the publisher. THE RUBA’IYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM translation by Peter Avery & John Heath-Stubbs (Allen Lane, THE PENGUIN PRESS, 1979.
SKU: PR.11640976L
UPC: 680160682775. Das Stundenbuch.
This cycle of orchestral songs sets four poems from an early collection by Rilke entitled Das Stundenbuch, or in English, Book of Hours. Although the title refers to a medieval book of prayers for the various times of day and seasons of the liturgical year, Rilke's texts occupy a position some distance from conventional piety. There is a melancholy to the spirituality expressed here, which speaks of an experience of God that is fragmentary, imperfect, and unattainable. The solitude evoked in the second song (as layers of busy activity are gradually peeled away) offers some solace, but the third song is very dark and fierce, filled with a desperate, even manic desire for God. The last song returns to the mood of the first, but now in a global rather than individual context. This song, like the set as a whole, speaks of our world's brokenness, yet strives to stammer fragments of God's name.
SKU: PR.416413890
UPC: 680160607891. German. Poems by Nelly Sachs. Poems by Nelly Sachs.
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, Harp, Piano/Celesta, Timpani, Percussion (1 player), Strings, Soprano Solo.
SKU: PR.41641389L
UPC: 680160607907. German. Poems by Nelly Sachs. Poems by Nelly Sachs.
