The divine and the worldly. The cosmic and the human. In his symphony, composed right after the Second World War, Honegger speaks of the conflict created by surrender to blind overwhelming force and the instinct for happiness, the longing for peace and the idea of divine refuge. Misfortune, happiness and humanity – eternal themes, says Honegger. Mendelssohn, meanwhile, reads Shakespeare and has fun in a forest where one can still meet fairies, sprites, bewitched craftsmen and young people head over heels in love.
Soloists:
Jolanta Strikaite – sopranoLaura Grecka – mezzo-sopranoRēzija Kalniņa – narratorFeaturing The State Choir “Latvija”At 6.18 pm at the Great Guild’s Munster Hall – “Pre-concert Talks”, where Orests Silabriedis’s guest will be music history lecturer Iveta Grunde. The discussion will touch on both the magic of Mendelssohn and Shakespeare and Honegger’s powerful humanist personality.
THE CONCERT PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE HERE.
THE CONCERT RECORDING ON LATVIAN RADIO 3 KLASIKA IS AVAILABLE HERE
Jolanta Strikaite – soprano
Laura Grecka – mezzo-soprano
Rēzija Kalniņa – actress
Ainārs Rubiķis