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Hitzacker (D): Summer Music Days Hitzacker – Opening Concert

27. July 2024
17:05

Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) „Verklärte Nacht“, Dorothée Hahne “RestZeit” für 5saitige E-Violine & Live-Electronic u.a.

The ingenious setting of a text that is problematic from today’s perspective will be the focus of yet another extraordinary opening concert in Hitzacker. Arnold Schönberg’s sextet “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night), a marvel of late Romantic tightrope walking in terms of harmony, is to be given a new edition with barbs and references to the work when the award-winning Berlin actress Anna Thalbach recites and the Kuss Quartet, expanded by two young stars, performs.

You can find the complete festival program here.

Kuss Quartet, Sào Soulez Larivière – viola, Julia Hagen – violoncello, Anna Thalbach – recitation

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