fri 23 jun 2017 17:00 hrs
Music of nature
“Natur und Kunst, sie scheinen sich zu fliehen”, Goethe once wrote, but they always seem to find each other again. This next hour, we play music by composers who wanted to depict nature, not necesarily through nature sounds, but by calling forth an image of it. A romantic notion, which they however accomplished with modern materials.
Playlist:
– Jón Leifs, Geysir (op. 51). Icelandic Symphony orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä.
– Anna Þorvaldsdóttir, Hrím, CAPUT Ensemble conducted by Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
– Edgard Varèse, Déserts. ASKO ensemble conducted by Ricardo Chailly.
– Philip Glass, “Prophecies” from Koyaanisqatsi. Philip Glass Ensemble conducted by Michael Riesman; Albert de Ruiter, bass.
