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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Franz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln / Manfred Honeck
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The great Austrian repertoire from the Strauss family to Mahler and=0D=0ABerg is in the best hands with Vorarlberg native Manfred Honeck. And=0D=0Abecause the 2026 Hamburg International Music Festival’s motto is=0D=0A»The End«, for the opening concert, Honeck brings along the most=0D=0Amonumental end-of-the-world vision by an Austrian composer of the 20th=0D=0Acentury: Franz Schmidt’s apocalypse rendering »Das Buch mit sieben=0D=0ASiegeln« (The Book with Seven Seals). Outstanding singers and choirs=0D=0Aare a must here. =0D=0AOn the eve of the Second World War, Franz Schmidt undertook nothing=0D=0Aless than a coherent musical setting of the Apocalypse of John. The=0D=0Acomplete history of human salvation is the theme of his oratorio. The=0D=0Astory ranges from the spread of the Christian faith to decline, »war=0D=0Aof all against all«, and the Day of Judgement. Each of the seals in=0D=0Athe title represents a stage on this journey: »I have adhered closely=0D=0Ato the original and have approached the work solely from the=0D=0Aperspective of a deeply religious person and artist,« said the devout=0D=0ACatholic about his setting of the last book of the Bible. =0D=0A=0D=0ASchmidt’s monumental oratorio demands enormous effort from all=0D=0Aperformers. For the legendary tenor Peter Schreier, the exorbitantly=0D=0Ademanding role of John was one of his signature roles; in Hamburg,=0D=0AMaximillian Schmitt now sings the prophet. Schmitt is supported by a=0D=0Ateam of top-class singers, such as bass Tareq Nazmi, who embodies the=0D=0Avoice of God, and soprano Christina Landshamer as mother and angel.=0D=0AThe work was composed for the 150th anniversary of the Gesellschaft=0D=0Ader Musikfreunde Wien and its Wiener Singverein. Now the NDR=0D=0AVokalensemble and MDR Radio Choir sing the challenging choral parts.=0D=0A=0D=0APERFORMERS=0D=0A=0D=0ANDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER orchestra=0D=0A=0D=0AMDR-RUNDFUNKCHOR choir=0D=0A=0D=0ANDR VOKALENSEMBLE choir=0D=0A=0D=0AMAXIMILIAN SCHMITT tenor=0D=0A=0D=0ATAREQ NAZMI bass=0D=0A=0D=0ACHRISTINA LANDSHAMER soprano=0D=0A=0D=0ACATRIONA MORISON alto=0D=0A=0D=0APATRICK GRAHL tenor=0D=0A=0D=0AGERRIT ILLENBERGER bass=0D=0A=0D=0ATHOMAS CORNELIUS organ=0D=0A=0D=0AMANFRED HONECK conductor=0D=0A=0D=0APROGRAM=0D=0A=0D=0AFRANZ SCHMIDT=0D=0ADas Buch mit sieben Siegeln=0D=0A
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