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Tschechische Symphoniker Prag & Coro di Praga: Carmina Burana & Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Berlin, Konzerthaus Berlin — Großer Saal
About the Event
In this highly‐anticipated concert, hear the mellifluous sounds of classical music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Carl Orff.
Two monumental works of classical music are honored in this concert: Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. The Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague, together with the Coro di Praga and three vocal soloists, will give concerts in Berlin in January.
'Everything I have written so far, you can now stomp down. My collected works begin with Carmina Burana.' This is how Carl Orff expressed himself to his publisher Ludwig Strecker in Frankfurt in 1937. He himself described the three‐part work as secular songs for solos and choir accompanied by instruments and magical images. Musically staged by the Czech Symphony Orchestra, the work is powerfully realized. The Coro di Praga frames the play with the powerful homage chorus to the goddess Fortuna, whose wheel of fate stands for the ups and downs of human life. Fittingly, the all‐familiar opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphony is heard with the text of Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy: 'Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium.' Beethoven spent more than half a decade on this masterpiece, and he did so in a state of complete deafness. Especially the triumphant swan song with which the Prague choir makes the two largest concert halls in Berlin tremble has an impressive effect that exudes happiness.
Program
- Ludwig van Beethoven – 9. Sinfonie
- Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Artists
| Tenor: | Jakub Rousek |
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| Orchestra: | Tschechische Symphoniker Prag |
| Choir: | Coro di Praga |
| Conductor: | Martin Peschik |
| Baritone: | Jakub Tolas |
| Soprano: | Monika Brychtová |
| Alto: | Hana Dobešová |
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer of the late 18th century. He is well known as the most influential composers of all time as well as crucial figure to the Classical music scene. In fact, he demonstrated his musical talent at an early age, taking lessons from his father and composer/conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. Later, he moved to Vienna where he gained the reputation of a virtuoso pianist by composing his popular masterpieces. He created his most admired works in his last 15 years of life, all the while being almost completely deaf.
Address
Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany — Google Maps
