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Sofia Gubaidulina: Johnnespassion

Sofia Gubaidulina: Johnnespassion


Wolfgang Rihm: Deus Passus Resources

Libretto
Tenebrae read by Paul Celan (English)
Tenebrae by Paul Celan (auf Deutsche)

Wolfgang Rihm: Deus Passus

Wolfgang Rihm: Deus Passus

Audio is available for this one. The tracks are marked throughout the post. This analysis is the longest of the four, mostly because it is the one that resonated the most with me while I was studying the score. Hopefully, it will be worth the read.
There are very few texts that can [...]

Quiz #8: In By A Nose

Quiz #8: In By A Nose

It was a close finish this week but Miss Mussel is proud to announce that Mark Kim has written in with Heinrich Biber Mystery Sonata No. 10 The Crucifixion c. 1676. Hurrah!
There are a great many interesting things about these sonatas and indeed Biber himself. Very thorough liner notes to a recording are [...]

Osvaldo Golijov: Pasión según San Marcos Resources

Video Interview of Osvaldo Golijov discussing the piece
Stills from a perfomance
Libretto
Program(me) notes
YouTube

Osvaldo Golijov: Pasión según San Marcos

Osvaldo Golijov: Pasión según San Marcos

When Helmuth Rilling approached Osvaldo Golijov regarding the Passion 2000 project, he had a specific idea in mind. “When I spoke to him at the beginning of the commissioning process, I tried to interest him in something to do with Passion processions. I once experienced one in Spain and it was so different from the [...]

Quiz #8 Clue Two

One reader is almost there…just a few refinements away from claiming this week’s prize: 15 seconds seconds of confirmation that yes, you are the smartest person that ever lived.
Another track has been added to the player. Here are a few more clues.
1) Scordatura. Seriously, there’s a lot of it in this one.
2) The [...]