Works by Josef Haydn, Aaron Copland, Leonard Enns on the theme of water
In his cantata "This Thirsty Land," Canadian Leonard Enns addresses both the life-giving importance of water for our planet and the dangers posed by water pollution. The work is expected to be heard in Germany for the first time.
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GRAFIK SCHWEBENDE MUSIKNOTEN
In the first part of Haydn's Creation, the image of a paradisiacal, ordered nature unfolds as a mirror of divine glory. In conjunction with the contemporary critical texts of Enns's cantata, Haydn's otherwise affirmative music takes on a new, refracted dimension: The "idea of chaos" can be experienced as a frighteningly contemporary relapse into disorder; the radiant C major of the divine "light" may evoke associations with a destructive atomic flash; and the jubilant chorus "In all the world goes forth the word" becomes a haunting warning.
Aaron Copland's large-scale a cappella work "In the Beginning" also tells the biblical creation story as a powerful parable. When the music culminates in an overwhelming crescendo reaching a fourfold fortissimo—with the creation of mankind as the pinnacle of creation—it sounds not only hymnic, but also like a call for responsibility and preservation.
With
- Hugo Distler Choir Berlin
- Orchestra of Change (Members of the Staatskapelle Berlin)
- Soloists
- Conductor: Stefan Schuck
Performed Works:
- Leonard Enns (*1948): This Thirsty Land
- Aaron Copland (1900-1990): In the Beginning
- Josef Haydn (1732-1809): The Creation Part 1
Additional information
Dates
October 2025
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