Ralph Vaughan Williams’ monumental »Sea Symphony« merges solos, choir and orchestra into an ode to the sea and the longing for distant shores. This symphony is full of indulgent romantic exuberance and yet is far more than just a musical description of nature. It deals with the fundamental questions of human existence, which the American poet Walt Whitman expresses with enormous linguistic power. For him, the sea itself is a symbol – of the innermost self that man can and must discover and explore, just as he explores the sea.
PERFORMERS
Chor St. Michaelis choir
ensemble reflektor ensemble
Nombulelo Yende soprano
Markus Eiche bass
Jörg Endebrock director
PROGRAM
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Hebrides or Fingal’s Cave
Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures für Alt und Orchester op. 37 (Bearbeitung für Chor und Orchester von Donald Fraser)
- Interval -
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sinfonie Nr. 1 »A Sea Symphony«
