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Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
for five soloists (SSATB), Narrator, three mixed choirs and orchestra
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In 1995, Krzysztof Penderecki received a commission to compose a work for the festivities marking the 3000th anniversary of the city of Jerusalem, which King David is said to have declared as his capital city around 1000 BC. Penderecki compiled his own text for the monumental vocal symphony from Psalms and the books of the prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel, whose origins are for the most part located in Jerusalem. The number seven symbolically permeates the entire work: the seven movements represent the seven gates of the city (the eighth gate sealed in 1541 is reserved for the arrival of the Messiah). Th e theme of movements II and IV consists of seven notes and the striking repetition of seven crotchets appears frequently throughout all movements. The sixth movement forms a dramatic climax: here the narrator recites Esekiel’s vision of the awakening of the people of Israel (Chapter 37) in Hebrew: exceptionally powerful in Penderecki’s musical setting and against the background of the Holocaust.
Orchestral Cast
4 (3. u. 4. auch Picc.) · 3 · Engl. Hr. · 3 (3. auch Es-Klar.) · Bassklar. · 3 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 4 · 1 - S. (I.: P. · Beckenpaar · 2 Tamt. (t.) · Röhrengl. · gr. Tr. m. Beck. · Crotalenbaum · 5 Tomt. · Marimba · Bin-Sasara · kl. Tr. · Rührtr.; II.: Trgl.-baum · 4 hg. Beck. · Tamt. (t.) · Röhrengl. · Kirchengl. · Tubaphon · Glsp. · Xyl. · Vibr. · Rührtr. · Tempelbl. · 2 Gongs; III.: 3 hg. Beck. · Mil. Tr. · Tubaphon · Kuhgl. · Tempelbl. · 2 Gongs; IV.: P. · hg. Beck. · 2 Tamt. · Beckenpaar · 5 Tomt. · gr. Tr. · Rührtr. · Bin-Sasara) (12 Spieler) - Cel. · Klav. · Org. ad lib. - Str.
Im Saal: 0 · 0 · 3 · Bassklar. (auch Es-Klar.) · 3 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 4 · 1
Im Saal: 0 · 0 · 3 · Bassklar. (auch Es-Klar.) · 3 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 4 · 1
Content
I "Magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimis..."
II "Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem..."
III De profundis
IV "Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem..."
V Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum (Psalm 147)
VI Ezechiel 37, 1-10
VII "Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitae, et viam mortis."
II "Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem..."
III De profundis
IV "Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem..."
V Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum (Psalm 147)
VI Ezechiel 37, 1-10
VII "Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitae, et viam mortis."
More Information
Title:
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
for five soloists (SSATB), Narrator, three mixed choirs and orchestra
Language:
German, Latin
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1996
Duration:
68 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
January 9, 1997 · Jerusalem (IL)
The State Hall
Mariana Nicolesco, soprano; Sylvia Greenberg, soprano; Jadwiga Rappé, alt; Evgeny Shapovalov, tenor; Reinhardt Hagen, bass; Boris Carmeli, narrator · Conductor: Lorin Maazel · Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra · Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; MDR-Chor Leipzig; Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart
The State Hall
Mariana Nicolesco, soprano; Sylvia Greenberg, soprano; Jadwiga Rappé, alt; Evgeny Shapovalov, tenor; Reinhardt Hagen, bass; Boris Carmeli, narrator · Conductor: Lorin Maazel · Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra · Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; MDR-Chor Leipzig; Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by the City of Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBA and the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio for the "Jerusalem - 3000 Years" celebrations
Series:
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Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LS 3194-01
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Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Rheingau Musik Festival 2001
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Penderecki Festival Orchestra
August 18, 2001 |
Eltville am Rhein (Germany) , Kloster Eberbach
19.00 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
July 6, 2001 |
Ludwigsburg (Germany) , Forum am Schloßpark
20.00 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Festival “Tuba mirum”
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the State Hermitage Orchestra; Penderecki Festival Orchestra
June 26, 2001 |
St. Petersburg (Russia) , Hermitage — National Premiere
22.00 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Neue Philharmonie Westfalen
November 3, 2000 |
Beijing (China) , Forbidden City Concert Hall — National Premiere
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
April 15, 2000 |
München (Germany) , Gasteig, Philharmonie
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
April 13, 2000 |
München (Germany) , Gasteig, Philharmonie
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Penderecki Festival Orchestra
January 24, 2000 |
Cannes (France) , Auditorium Debussy — National Premiere
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
January 9, 2000 |
Madrid (Spain) , Teatro Real
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
January 8, 2000 |
Madrid (Spain) , Teatro Real — National Premiere
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Kazimierz Kord
Orchestra: Filharmonia Narodowa (Warsaw Philharmonic)
November 16, 1999 |
Wien (Austria) , Musikverein, Großer Saal — National Premiere
19.30 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Vilnius Festival '99
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia
June 2, 1999 |
Vilnius (Lithuania) , Vilnius — National Premiere
Lithuanian Opera House
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Otakar Trhík
Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava; Dechová harmonie Janáckova konzervatore
April 16, 1999 |
Brno (Czech Republic)
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
November 27, 1998 |
Osaka (Japan) , Festival Hall — National Premiere
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Herbert Krey
Orchestra: Filharmonia Łódzka im. Artura Rubinsteina (Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra Lódz); Collegium musicum der Universität Köln
November 5, 1998 |
Kleve (Germany) , Stiftskirche
20.00 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Krysztof Penderecki Festival
Conductor: Kazimierz Kord
Orchestra: Filharmonia Narodowa (Warsaw Philharmonic)
October 7, 1998 |
Kraków (Poland) , St. Catherine’s Church
20.00 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
St. Wenceslas Festivies 1998
Conductor: Otakar Trhlík
Orchestra: Janáček Philharmonic Katowice
September 16, 1998 |
Praha (Czech Republic) , Prague Castle — National Premiere
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
MDR Musiksommer
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
August 29, 1998 |
Dresden (Germany) , Kreuzkirche — National Premiere
19.30 h
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Summer Music Festival 1998
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
August 20, 1998 |
Tallinn (Estonia) , Concert Hall — National Premiere
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Lincoln Center Festival
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
July 18, 1998 |
New York (United States of America) , Avery Fisher Hall
Seven Gates of Jerusalem - Symphony No. 7
Lincoln Center Festival
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
July 17, 1998 |
New York (United States of America) , Avery Fisher Hall — National Premiere
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