Die Letzten Dinge

SKU: CA.2300315

ISBN 9790007198633. Language: German/English.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the death of Louis Spohr, for the first time Carus is publishing a critical edition of The Last Judgment, the most important of his four oratorios. It was first performed on Good Friday, 1826 in Kassel. It is based on the theologically most significant portions of the Revelations of John in the New Testament, whose visions of death and eternity Spohr vividly portrayed in music. The work represents an important enrichment to the repertoire of the oratorio, especially suitable for the end of the church year. It is captivating on account of its masterful instrumentation, excellent use of chromaticism, large-scale solo recitatives and accessible choral passages filled with heartfelt sensitivity on the one hand, and exciting drama on the other. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2300300.

SKU: CA.2300311

ISBN 9790007198596. Language: German/English.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the death of Louis Spohr, for the first time Carus is publishing a critical edition of The Last Judgment, the most important of his four oratorios. It was first performed on Good Friday, 1826 in Kassel. It is based on the theologically most significant portions of the Revelations of John in the New Testament, whose visions of death and eternity Spohr vividly portrayed in music. The work represents an important enrichment to the repertoire of the oratorio, especially suitable for the end of the church year. It is captivating on account of its masterful instrumentation, excellent use of chromaticism, large-scale solo recitatives and accessible choral passages filled with heartfelt sensitivity on the one hand, and exciting drama on the other. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2300300.

SKU: CA.2300309

ISBN 9790007198589. Language: German/English.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the death of Louis Spohr, for the first time Carus is publishing a critical edition of The Last Judgment, the most important of his four oratorios. It was first performed on Good Friday, 1826 in Kassel. It is based on the theologically most significant portions of the Revelations of John in the New Testament, whose visions of death and eternity Spohr vividly portrayed in music. The work represents an important enrichment to the repertoire of the oratorio, especially suitable for the end of the church year. It is captivating on account of its masterful instrumentation, excellent use of chromaticism, large-scale solo recitatives and accessible choral passages filled with heartfelt sensitivity on the one hand, and exciting drama on the other. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.2300300.

SKU: CA.2300312

ISBN 9790007198602. Language: German/English.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the death of Louis Spohr, for the first time Carus is publishing a critical edition of The Last Judgment, the most important of his four oratorios. It was first performed on Good Friday, 1826 in Kassel. It is based on the theologically most significant portions of the Revelations of John in the New Testament, whose visions of death and eternity Spohr vividly portrayed in music. The work represents an important enrichment to the repertoire of the oratorio, especially suitable for the end of the church year. It is captivating on account of its masterful instrumentation, excellent use of chromaticism, large-scale solo recitatives and accessible choral passages filled with heartfelt sensitivity on the one hand, and exciting drama on the other. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2300300.

SKU: BR.PB-5153-07

ISBN 9790004208953. 14 x 11.5 inches.

Die Komposition entstand Juli bis November 1984 im Auftrag des Norddeutschen Rundfunks fur die Tage der Neuen Musik Hannover 1985. Der Titel ,,Passion ist in seinem mehrdeutigen Sinn zu verstehen, wie ich ihn einerseits in Bachs Matthaus-Passion widergespiegelt finde, hier besonders im letzten Choral in der Zeile ,,wenn mir am allerbangsten, auf die mich einst Uwe Rohl aufmerksam machte, andererseits in Trakls Gedicht ,,Passion (s. u.).Meine Musik ist primar ,,Medium der Selbstbegegnung. Dass sie sich hier zugleich auf Bach und Trakl bezieht, ist kein Widerspruch. Auch Bach und Trakl sind fur mich ,,aktuell - als Medium der Selbstbegegnung. Die Perspektiven von Bachs und Trakls ,,Passion bedingen sich, vertauschen sich (Trakls ,,Passion - Bachs Traum? Bachs ,,Passion - Trakls Er-Innerung, wie der Orpheusmythos? Bach - der Expressionist? Trakl - der Mystiker?). In der Wechselbeziehung beider erkenne ich mich, meine ,,Umwelt, unsere Betroffenheit: ,,wenn mir am allerbangsten, ,,wandelnd an den schwarzen Ufern, ,,schauen wir uns am Kreuzweg ... (Friedhelm Dohl)CDs:Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, cond. Klaus BernbacherMusik in Deutschland 1950-2000CD RCA 74321 73613 2Rundfunkorchester Hannover des NDR, cond. Othmar MagaCD Dreyer Gaido 21042

World premiere: Hanover, 1984.