Seven prisoners flee from a concentration camp during National Socialism, only one survives and gropes their way to freedom on dangerous paths. Hans Werner Henze took the subject matter of Anna Seghers’ 20th century novel as the basis for his Ninth Symphony, which, according to the composer, »is an expression of the utmost reverence for people who offered resistance during the Nazi fascist terror and who gave their lives for the freedom of thought.«
PERFORMERS
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin orchestra
Rundfunkchor Berlin choir
Florian Helgath choir rehearsal
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
Johannes Brahms
Schicksalslied for Choir and Orchestra, Op. 54
- Interval -
Hans Werner Henze
Symphony No. 9 for Mixed Choir and Orchestra
