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Oratorienchor Köln: Requiem

In the organizer's words:

REQUIEM

On All Souls' Day, we are performing two great works about transience that are rarely heard but are definitely worth discovering:

Franz von Suppè: Requiem (Missa pro defunctis)

Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied

Performers
Katharina Leyhe, soprano
Bettina Schaeffer, alto
Stefan Sbonnik, tenor
Timothy Edlin, bass
Camerata Louis Spohr Düsseldorf
Cologne Oratorio Choir
Joachim Geibel, conductor

It is largely unknown that the "operetta king" Franz von Suppè was also a composer of sacred music. And yet his Requiem is impressive and occupies a special place among the Requiem settings of the Romantic period. Rather than depicting the dark and threatening horrors of the Last Judgement, it points to the serene and serene redemption that follows earthly existence. Musically, it demonstrates the contrapuntal artistry of its creator, with trombones sounding the Last Judgement - audibly inspired by Mozart and with partly operatic features, it already refers to Verdi's Requiem, composed 20 years later.

Johannes Brahms' Schicksalslied was composed after his Deutsches Requiem. It is based on a poem by Friedrich Hölderlin in which the poet describes the difference between heavenly and earthly existence - a contrast that Brahms sets to music in an impressive way.

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Price information:

Tickets at € 53,- / 47,- / 40,- / 32,- / 24,- / 16,- incl. all sales fees via the Kölner Philharmonie, via KölnTicket, all affiliated advance booking offices and at the box office.

Location

Kölner Philharmonie Bischofsgartenstraße 1 50667 Köln

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