Window into eternity - there they are, four excited flutes, arguing over the flush answer. But the question of the lonely trumpet remains... ‘The Silence of the Druids’ is what Charles Ives called the stoic string sound beneath this strange dispute.
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A classic in the history of human cognition! - strikingly set to six minutes of music.
Samuel Barber was no less capable of bathing the foundations of our human existence in an unusually mild light. In ‘Knoxville: Summer of 1915’, he uses beguilingly subtle means to depict a child falling asleep on the family's summer terrace. The day, with all its excitement, joys and fears, passes by, relaxing into the dream. The basic pulse of the broad song, discreetly carried by the orchestra: deep security from a child's basic trust.
Robert Schumann was shaken to the very foundations of his existence in 1844. How fortunate that he too - like so many artists of all eras - had the cathartic moment of creative self-healing at his disposal, at least at times. With psychological sensitivity, he succeeded in constructively working through his fears and self-doubt in the large-scale Symphony No. 2, which benefits from such role models as Beethoven, Schubert and Bach, and ultimately transforming it into music that is both touching and exhilarating.
Programme:
Charles Ives
„The Unanswered Question“ für Trompete, vier Flöten und Streichorchester
Samuel Barber
„Knoxville: summer of 1915“ für Sopran und Orchester op. 24
Robert Schumann
Sinfonie Nr. 2 C-Dur op. 61
Cast:
Antonello Manacorda - Conductor
Maria Bengtsson - Soprano
Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin
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Participating artists
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Antonello Manacorda
Maria Bengtsson
Dates
October 2024
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