Peter Eötvös © Marco Borggreve
Wiener Philharmoniker / Chor des Ungarischen Rundfunks / Eötvös
Wednesday
23
November
2016
19:30 – ca. 21:30
Großer Saal
Performers
Wiener Philharmoniker
Chor des Ungarischen Rundfunks, Chor
Peter Simonischek, Lesung
Iris Vermillion, Mezzosopran
Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor
Peter Eötvös, Dirigent
Programme
Peter Eötvös
Halleluja. Oratorium Balbulum (2015)
Kompositionsauftrag von Salzburger Festspiele, Wiener Konzerthaus in Zusammenarbeit mit Wien Modern, gefördert durch die Ernst von Siemens Stiftung, Müpa Budapest – Palace of Arts Nonprofit Ltd, WDR und ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln, Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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Arnold Schönberg
Friede auf Erden op. 13 für gemischten Chor a cappella (1907)
Gustav Mahler
Adagio (Symphonie Nr. 10) (1910)
Note
In Kooperation mit Wien Modern. Festivalsponsor Kapsch
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
Subscription series
Musik im Gespräch
Meisterwerke
Festival
Wien Modern #29
Links
https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at
http://eotvospeter.com
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
Halleluja!
Peter Eötvös' secular oratorio with a libretto by Péter Esterházy is about the Here and Now: the composer’s stated intention was to »paint a picture of what the year 2016 really looks like«. And it can be accurately described as a »carousel of conflict« between the characters – an angel, a prophet, the chorus and the narrator. The angel? A woman with a husky voice, who shared a drink with Nietzsche and who has carefully cultivated her intoxication ever since. The prophet? A stutterer, who frequently only manages to finish uttering his prophecies after they have come true. The chorus? A self-confident troupe of singers, who are not content to simply sing Halleluja. The narrator? A man who wants to convey the fragmentary scenes to the audience. Following the success of the work’s world premiere at this year’s Salzburg Festival under Daniel Harding, it will be particularly exciting that Peter Eötvös will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in the Vienna premiere. Being performed alongside the work will be the visionary Adagio from Gustav Mahler’s unfinished Tenth Symphony and Arnold Schoenberg’s difficult, but magnificent choral piece »Friede auf Erden«.
