Music Text
Herman Gorter (D) trans. Paul Vincent (E)
Scoring
2(II=arec).2.2.2-2.2.0.0-timp.perc(1):t.bells-fortepiano(=glsp)-str
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Availability
World Premiere
12/5/2020
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Orchestra of the 18th Century / Cappella Amsterdam / Daniel Reuss
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"Drawing on excerpts from Dutch poet Herman Gorter's 1888 epic poem of the same name, May begins with the hope of 'a newborn springtime and a newborn sound' but ends with death-rattling rolls on timpani and a desolate-sounding song about sleep and 'a tale of silence'. In between this life cycle of birth and death, fanfare-like interjections are briefly juxtaposed with magical, dreamlike moments..."
Gramophone
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Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18th Century /
Daniel Reuss
Pentatone PTC5187389
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