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Martin Flämig
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The Liturgy No.2, written in 1982 to a commission from the Dresden Kreuzchor, is thematicalIy related to the Third Symphony.
Theodorakis adapted his song cycle Ta Lirika, originally with instrumental accompaniment, for a cappella chorus, which explains the occasional strange combination of plain homophony and melismatic, polyphonic writing.
Flanked by an evening and a morning prayer, the poems of Tasos Livadhitis take on the form of an all-night vigil, a common feature of Greek Orthodox liturgy.
Central to this work is the elegy for the Jewish girl, Anne Frank, based on words written by the composer himself.
As in ancient Christian legends or naive peasant paintings, colourful pictures merge to form a magic cosmos.
Saintly figures are portrayed as ordinary people.
World Premiere of the Liturgy No.2 - For the Young Killed in Wars was during the Dresden Music Festival, on 21.5. 1983, sung by the famous Dresdner Kreuzchor under the direction of Kantor Martin Flämig .
© Albrecht Dümling
LITURGIE N°2, AST 254
Composition: 3.6.-20.6.1982
Les différentes parties:
01. Vespers
02. Cherub's Chant to the Brothers and Sisters of the Rain
03. The Prayer of the Wind
04. Psalm for the Holy State
05. Dirge of the Rain
06. The Holy Che
07. Psalm for the Holy Musician
08. Anne Frank - Ibrahim - Emiliano
09. The Day of the Apocalypse
10. The Holy Mother
11. Kalamata Hallelujah for the Partisan Martyrs
12. To a Dead Son
13. Gloria
14. Matins - Psalm to Love
Poems: 01.-07. / 09.-11.: Tassos Livaditis - 08./12.-14.: Mikis Theodorakis
German translation: Dirk Mandel.
Creation: 2.5.1982 at Dresden
Dresdner Kreuzchor, Martin Flämig
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