Orff's Carmina Burana
Rising star Bassem Akiki conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic in Orff's world-famous Carmina Burana. Before the orchestra and the Groot Omroepkoor blow you away with the spectacular Carmina, you can first enjoy works by Pärt and Wagner.
Orff's Carmina Burana
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Bassem Akiki conducts Pärt and Wagner
The Polish-Lebanese conductor Bassem Akiki made a great impression last year with his Animal Farm at the Dutch National Opera. Now a guest of the Netherlands Philharmonic and the Groot Omroepkoor, he opens the concert with two distinctly contemplative pieces. The Credo was Pärt's very first religious work, grand and experimental with a hint of Bach as a contrast. Wagner's last opera Parsifal is a religious drama about guilt, penance and forgiveness, themes that you hear again in the overture.
Orff's Carmina Burana
Furthermore, the program is dedicated to one of the most famous pieces of the 20th century. A medieval manuscript full of poetry, songs and verses was the basis for Carl Orff's world-famous Carmina Burana . The result is a theatrical and breathtaking spectacle with as its central theme the fate with which man must try to live. The overwhelming opening chorus 'O Fortuna' has become a true hit that has even penetrated pop music.
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Orff's Carmina Burana
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