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Gallows Songs à 5
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Description
Sofia Gubaidulina took Christian Morgenstern’s collection of poems "Gallow Songs" as the starting point for her own song cycle. Gubaidulina initially adapted 15 of Morgenstern’s seemingly childlike, formally simple poems, which are full of linguistic playfulness, for mezzo-soprano, double bass and percussion; she later reworked 14 of these songs for the present version for mezzo-soprano, flute, double bass, bayan and percussion. In her settings, Gubaidulina subtly explores the ambiguities of Morgenstern's originals and transforms their grotesque imagery into unique miniatures of sound.
Content
1. Die Mitternachtsmaus / The Midnight Mouse
2. Das ästhetische Wiesel / The Aesthetic Weasel
3. Das Knie / The Knee
4. Die Beichte des Wurms / A Worm’s Confession
5. Improvisation
6. Die Prozession / The Procession
7. Der Tanz / The Dance
8. Das Gebet / The Doe’s Prayer
9. Das Fest des Wüstlings / The Lecher’s Feast
10. Spiel I / Game I
11. Spiel II / Game II
12. Fisches Nachtgesang / Fish’s Night Song
13. Nein! / No!
14. Das Mondschaf / The Moon Sheep
Gedichte / Lyrics
