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Die Lotosblume

Hommage à Robert Schumann
for mixed choir and percussion
Der Lotus gilt im Buddhismus als ein Symbol der Reinheit – nicht nur asiatische Dichter widmeten dieser Blume zahlreiche Verse, selbst Heinrich Heine sang dem Lotus ein nächtliches Liebeslied. Der Großvater von Toshio Hosokawa war Ikebana-Meister – vielleicht erklärt das die besondere Liebe des Komponisten zu Blumen und speziell zur Lotusblume. In seinem Werk Voyage VIII für gemischten Chor und Schlagzeug, das im Auftrag des Westdeutschen Rundfunks geschrieben wurde, lässt Hosokawa Heines Lotusblume im Mondlicht seiner Musik erblühen.
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Robert Schumann’s song Die Lotosblume taken from Heinrich Heine is one of Toshio Hosokawa’s most valued art songs. The dialogue between the lotus and the moonlight is a very emotional motif in Asian culture. Hosokawa explains: ‘In Buddhism, Buddha is sitting on a lotus flower as a symbol of the transcendental. The lotus sinks its roots into the muddy ground, grows through the water and opens up to the sky. In the moonlight, the closed bud is reminiscent of the hands of a man engrossed in his prayers.’

Orchestral Cast

perc(marimba, tam-t, 4rins on timp, 4Jap.wind bells, 2cym.ant)

More Information

Title:
Die Lotosblume
Hommage à Robert Schumann
for mixed choir and percussion
based on a poem by Heinrich Heine
Language:
German
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2006
Duration:
13 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
May 14, 2006 · Köln (D)
Funkhaus Wallrafplatz
Isao Nakamura, Schlagzeug · Conductor: Rupert Huber · WDR Rundfunkchor Köln

Commissioned work :
commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR)

Technical Details

Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LSJ 2215-01
Manufacturer:
Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG
55116 Mainz
Germany

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  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Kaspar Putnins
    January 12, 2015 | Rotterdam (Netherlands) , De Doelen
    20:30
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Kaspar Putnins
    January 10, 2015 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) , Muziekgebouw aan't IJ
    20:15
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Kaspars Putniņš
    April 20, 2013 | Riga (Latvia) , Izstāžu zālē Arsenāls
    19:00
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
    March 23, 2010 | Torino (Italy) , Conservatorio
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
    March 21, 2010 | Perugia (Italy) , Sala dei Priori
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
    March 20, 2010 | Firenze (Italy) , Teatro della Pergola
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
    March 18, 2010 | Roma (Italy) , Teatro Filarmonico — National Premiere
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
    March 4, 2010 | Berlin (Germany) , Philharmonie, Kammermusiksaal
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Michael Hartenberg
    November 25, 2006 | Hamburg (Germany) , Musikseminar Hamburg
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Michael Hartenberg
    November 24, 2006 | Hamburg (Germany) , Musikseminar Hamburg
  • Die Lotosblume
    Conductor: Rupert Huber
    May 14, 2006 | Köln (Germany) , Funkhaus Wallrafplatz — World Premiere
    Toshio Hosokawa – composer in residence
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