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Písně z Gurre (2023)

Directed by Tomáš Šimerda

Music

A brilliant performance of Schönberg's monumental work at the Prague State Opera. Arnold Schönberg composed Gurre-Lieder to a text by J. P. Jacobsen about the tragic love of the Danish king Waldemar and his mistress Tove Lille, who was murdered out of jealousy by Queen Helviga. He orchestrated the composition for a monumental orchestral and vocal ensemble: five vocal solos, a narrator, a male and mixed choir, and a huge orchestra comprising 25 woodwind instruments, 25 brass instruments, four harps, a celesta, 16 different percussion instruments (including iron chains), and an exceptionally large string section. Every performance of this masterpiece, composed down to the last detail, is truly an overwhelming experience. SOČR chief conductor Petr Popelka seized this unique opportunity, as at the time of the performance of Songs he was also chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and in this unique project he brought together the two ensembles entrusted to him.

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Cast

M
Michael Weinius Waldemar
S
Susanne Bernhard Tove
Š
Štěpánka Pučálková Wood Dove
Y
Yngve Søberg Peasant
K
Kevin Conners Klaus the Jester Dietrich Henschel Narrator
P
Petr Popelka Self – Conductor
V
Vlastimil Kobrle Self – Concertmaster
J
Jon Gjesme Self – Concertmaster
P
Petr Fiala Self – Choirmaster
J
Josef Chabroň Self – Choirmaster

Crew

Director
Tomáš Šimerda
Director of Photography
Martin Kubala
Original Music Composer
Arnold Schönberg
Editor
Dušan Lajda, Jindřich Juna, Vladimír Bezděk ml.

Details

Release date
2023-12-11
Genres
Music
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czech Republic
Production
Česká televize