This document announces a concert titled "Females - a new Liedconcert" featuring the dramatic alto singer Elisabeth Hanke and pianist Kristoffer Hyldig. The concert will take place on August 30th and 31st at Rundetaarn in Copenhagen and will include works by Lange-Müller, Wagner, Messiaen, Sibelius, and Grieg focusing on portraying female characters and exploring female instincts and values. The concert aims to shine a light on the perspectives of figures like Sulamith, Mathilde Wesendonk, and Sibelius' women and give them a voice through the music performed. Brief biographies of the performers Elisabeth Hanke and Krist
This document provides a summary of Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and discusses how the work expresses both grief and hope after the death of Mahler's daughter. It then discusses how Sergei Eisenstein's film Alexander Nevsky uses Prokofiev's music to depict both sorrow and survival on the battlefield. Finally, it discusses how Edward Elgar's oratorio Gerontius expresses the soul's journey to salvation through redemption and heavenly music at the end.
This document provides a summary of Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and discusses how the work expresses both grief and hope after the death of Mahler's daughter. It then discusses how Sergei Eisenstein's film Alexander Nevsky uses Prokofiev's music to depict both sorrow and survival on the battlefield. Finally, it discusses how Edward Elgar's oratorio Gerontius expresses the soul's journey to salvation through redemption and heavenly music at the end.