Angelic Landscapes for Baritone and Grand Orchestra - Ivan Kurz

24. únor 2011

„Angelic Landscapes based on texts by Michail Lermontov, Christian Friedrich Henrici, Charles Baudelaire, on folk poetry and ancient prayers written in 2009 represents a subjective reaction to the process of gradual deconstruction of the value hierarchy that takes place within the co-called cultural world of the present day. Oppressed and exploited by the process, the modern human being craves to find – and will always do so – a refuge. Unconscious though this search may be at first, the quest for a landscape of repose will ultimately become more and more urgent. The “Angelic Landscapes” represent a vision of such an oasis.

Following is the motto of the composition, taken from Lermontov’s poetry: “The angel was flying through the sky of midnight and he sang a song quietly; And the moon and the stars, and the crowd of clouds hearkened to that holy song.” – We should listen along with them.“

Other compositions by Ivan Kurz published in Czech Radio:
Adamu
Expectations
Gendarmerie Humoresques, suite for orchestra
Christmas Songs and Carols
Living Spirit
The Feathers of the Firebird

instrumentationBar solo, picc, 2fl, 2ob, 2cl, cl b, 2fg, cfg, 4cor, 3trb, 3tbn, tb, timp, 12perc, 4camp di métal, camp, vibf, cel, archidescriptionscorepubl.NoR 218price195,- CZK

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