Richard Strauss, Oliver Gruhn, Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Daniel Geiss
Soprano: Diana Schnürpel
Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen in E flat major for 23 solo strings (1945)
Oliver Gruhn: Sommerliebe Orchesterliederzyklus / Nach Texten von Hermann Hesse und Ricarda Huch (2014)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 5 in C minor op. 67This is howfate knocks at the door, Beethoven is said to have remarked about the motto-like beginning of his Fifth - whether true or legendary, this work is fateful, political and revolutionary. It is considered to be perfect in form and perfect in its design: the archetype of a symphony. This is probably why it has been orbiting through the universe on board a space probe since Beethoven's memorial year in 1977, preserved as a human finest hour on a gold-plated record for future or extraterrestrial life. While Beethoven's symphony was composed during the Napoleonic Wars, Richard Strauss wrote his Metamorphosen 80 years ago, shortly before the end of the Second World War. He composed this expressive late work, a lament for 23 solo voices, under the impression of the cities lying in rubble and ashes, especially the bombed-out Munich.
Before the interval, soprano Diana Schnürpel performs orchestral songs by trombonist and composer Oliver Gruhn, which he has put together in the cycle Sommerliebe. Neubrandenburg's General Music Director Daniel Geiss will be conducting for the first time in Rostock.
