With her oratorio »Über Liebe und Hass« (On Love and Hatred), Sofia Gubaidulina, one of the most important composers of our time, created a musical reflection of the world we live in: »I chose very ancient texts from the Bible in order to create something universal and to show that the extremes of love and hatred have always existed. Yet today, this divide seems to me more insurmountable than ever,« the composer explained.
The result is a work that not only opens up vast musical spaces, but also confronts fundamental questions of human existence. Four solo voices, two choirs and a large orchestra create a remarkable density of sound and meaning, while powerful psalm and prayer texts explore the tension between two elemental forces: love and hatred, universal impulses that shape human behaviour.
PERFORMERS
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg orchestra
Audi Jugendchorakademie choir
LauschWerk choir
Krassimira Stoyanova soprano
Michael Schade tenor
Andrei Bondarenko baritone
Tobias Kehrer bass
Omer Meir Wellber conductor
Martin Steidler choir rehearsal
Sonja Lachenmayr choir rehearsal
PROGRAM
Sofia Gubaidulina
Über Liebe und Hass
