Die Kreutzersonate

In the organizer's words:

The Kreutzer Sonata and its transformations

Music becomes literature, literature becomes music again: Beethoven's 9th violin sonata - the "Kreutzer Sonata" - was the inspiration for Tolstoy's novella of the same name, which in turn inspired Leoš Janáček to write his expressive String Quartet No. 1. All three levels come together in this concert: the sonata in a rarely heard anonymous arrangement for string quintet, Leoš Janáček's musical treatment of the literary model - and excerpts from Leo Tolstoy's text itself.

An exciting reflection on art, Eros and obsession - told in music and words.

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven: "Kreutzer Sonata" in the version for string quintet (arrangement from 1832)

Excerpts from Leo Tolstoy's "Kreutzer Sonata", played and read by Raphael Simon Blume

Leoš Janaček: Quartet No. 1 "The Kreutzer Sonata"

Played by:

Raphael Simon Blume, recitation I Julia Kleinsmann, violin | Filip Zaykov, violin | Nir Rom, viola | Maria Franz, violoncello I Sofia von Freyodrf, violoncello

Price information:

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