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Hans Werner Henze (Composer) | Hans-Ulrich Treichel (Text writer) | Anna Seghers (Author of original text)
Sinfonia N. 9
für gemischten Chor und Orchester
Dichtung auf Anna Seghers' Roman "Das siebte Kreuz" von Hans-Ulrich Treichel
mixed choir and orchestra
Dealing with his German homeland as it appeared to him as a young man during the Second World War and even earlier, Henze describes his intense involvement with the subject as “the most harrowing experience that I have ever known”. The symphony conjures up a world of horror and persecution but above all expresses the greatest possible admiration for those who opposed the Nazis’ Fascist reign and gave their lives to safeguard freedom of thought.
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The Seventh Cross
My Ninth Symphony deals with my German homeland – as it appeared to me when I was a young man, during the war and even earlier. It was written over a period of years, during which time I was intensely involved with the subject, an involvement that I would describe as the most harrowing experience – artistically, too – that I have ever known. This symphony is an apotheosis of terror and anguish, a summation of my creative career, an attempt to come to terms with an arbitrary and incalculable world that assails us at every turn. Instead of hymning joy, the beautiful divine spark, the men and women of my Ninth Symphony spend the evening conjuring up a world of horror and persecution that is still with us today and that continues to cast its shadows over us. This symphony reflects a German reality, but above all it expresses the greatest possible admiration for those people who opposed the Nazis’ Fascist reign of terror and who gave their lives to safeguard freedom of thought.
- Hans Werner Henze
My Ninth Symphony deals with my German homeland – as it appeared to me when I was a young man, during the war and even earlier. It was written over a period of years, during which time I was intensely involved with the subject, an involvement that I would describe as the most harrowing experience – artistically, too – that I have ever known. This symphony is an apotheosis of terror and anguish, a summation of my creative career, an attempt to come to terms with an arbitrary and incalculable world that assails us at every turn. Instead of hymning joy, the beautiful divine spark, the men and women of my Ninth Symphony spend the evening conjuring up a world of horror and persecution that is still with us today and that continues to cast its shadows over us. This symphony reflects a German reality, but above all it expresses the greatest possible admiration for those people who opposed the Nazis’ Fascist reign of terror and who gave their lives to safeguard freedom of thought.
- Hans Werner Henze
Orchestral Cast
3 (2. auch Picc., 3. auch Picc. u. Altfl.) · 3 (2. auch Ob. d'am., 3. auch Engl. Hr.) · Heckelphon · 3 (2. auch Kb.-Klar., 3. auch Bassklar.) · 3 (3. auch Kfg.) - 6 · 4 · 5 (1. Alt-, 2. u. 3. Tenor-, 4. Bass-, 5. Kb.-Pos.) · 1 (im 6. Satz Kb.-Tb.) - P. S. (3 hg. Beck. [h./m./t.] · Beckenpaar · 3 Tamt. [h./m./t.] · 3 Tomt. [h./m./t.] · 3 Bong. [h./m./t.] · Tamb. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. [mit und ohne Beck.] · Woodbl. · Metallbl. · hg. Glasplättchen · Kast. · Mar. · Guiros [normal und sehr groß] · Ratsche · Peitsche · Amboss · Donnerblech · Bronzeplatte · Polizeipf. [Trillerpf.] · Sir. · 3 Flex. [verschiedene Tonhöhen] · Tempelbl. · Crot. · Röhrengl. · chin. Gongs · Glsp. · Vibr. · Marimba) (7 Spieler) - Hfe. · Cel. · Klav. · Org. (nur im 6. Satz) - Str.
Content
I The Escape
II With the Dead
III Report of the Persecutors
IV The Plane Tree Speaks
V The Plunge
VI The Night in the Cathedral
VII The Rescue
II With the Dead
III Report of the Persecutors
IV The Plane Tree Speaks
V The Plunge
VI The Night in the Cathedral
VII The Rescue
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Title:
Sinfonia N. 9
für gemischten Chor und Orchester
Dichtung auf Anna Seghers' Roman "Das siebte Kreuz" von Hans-Ulrich Treichel
Language:
German
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1995 - 1997
Duration:
55 ′
World Premiere:
September 11, 1997 · Berlin (D)
Philharmonie
Berliner Festwochen 1997
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher · Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester · Rundfunkchor Berlin · Choir director: Gerd Müller-Lorenz
Philharmonie
Berliner Festwochen 1997
Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher · Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester · Rundfunkchor Berlin · Choir director: Gerd Müller-Lorenz
Commissioned work :
Auftragswerk des Berliner Philharmonischen Orchesters und der Berliner Festwochen
Series:
Technical Details
Product number:
LS 2133-01
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