»Frieden« / »Peace« / NDR Chor
Lux aeterna
Mankind has longed for peace throughout history, and numerous composers have expressed this vision in their works. Examples include the Amsterdam-based organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, who was active in the era of the religious wars, and the French-Swiss composer Frank Martin, who lived through both world wars.
They both found solace and hope – as did Romantic composer Max Reger – in their own deep religious sense. Frank Martin, for instance, saw his setting of the Mass with its closing declaration of belief in peace, as »something between God and me«.
The NDR Chor is led in this concert by Klaas Stok, one of Holland’s most interesting young conductors.
Performers
NDR Vokalensemble
director Klaas Stok
Programme
David Lang
again (after ecclesiastes)
Frank Martin
Messe für Doppelchor a cappella
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Psalm 130 »De profundis clamavi«
Psalm 150 »Or soit loué l’Éternel«
Rudolf Escher
Le vral visage de la paix
Max Reger
Nachtlied / aus: Acht geistliche Gesänge op. 138
Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen / Rückert-Lieder/ Bearbeitung: Clytus Gottwald