Boho Strings & Tineke Van Ingelgem & Rubén Amoretti, dir. David Ramael
All-day mini-festival Concert 3
Schnittke, Shostakovich, Pärt, Britten
In his old age, Shostakovich was profoundly affected by three great masterworks: Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) and Britten’s War Requiem. In his Symphony no. 14 – dedicated to Britten – he melded all three into a stunning sung symphony for strings, percussion, bass and soprano.
The work is one long, tormented reflection on death. Two in memoriams will pave our way to this masterpiece: Schnittke mourns his compatriot, and Pärt muses on Britten.
CO-PRODUCTION 30CC
Sun 10 Oct 2021
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18:30
30CC/Schouwburg
Programme
Alfred Schnittke: Prelude in memoriam Dmitri Sjostakovitsj
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Dmitri Sjostakovitsj: Symfonie nr. 14 op. 135
CONCERT INCLUDING MINI DOCUMENTARY (in Dutch)