Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
I. «Selig sind, die da Leid tragen, denn sie sollen getröstet werden»
II. «Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras»
III. «Herr, lehre doch mich, daß ein Ende mit mir haben muß»
IV. «Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!»
V. «Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit»
VI. «Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt»
VII. «Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben»
Karl Eliasberg, conductor
State Symphony orchestra, Republican Russian Choir Cappella conducting by A.Yurlov
Soloists: N.Sukhovnitsyna, soprano; L.Petrov, baritone
Live recording from the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, 16.05.1960
http://www.mediafire.com/?k28ll28kbbkn1ot,05f4xoabyb3ynvi,8f8rbsh372i693j
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ReplyDeleteYou must have chutzpah-a jewish conductor in the aftermath of the 1956 thaw to conduct Bach's B minor mass and Ein Deutsches Requiem.It would be interesting to know how such an amazing thing happened.Thank you for bringing us such fascinating testimonials.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I do not know, I can only assume. After Stalin's death until the beginning of the 1960s weakened the anti-religious propaganda. Apparently Eliasberg, a man honored and brave, and was allowed to conduct these works. But then he remembered - limited records and concerts, especially in Leningrad.
DeleteRead - an interesting article: http://magazines.russ.ru/zvezda/2003/5/glik.html
and
http://berkovich-zametki.com/2005/Zametki/Nomer7/Zak1.htm
It seems interesting,but,alas,with Google translate is a mess........
Deleteit was just usual practice. any worldwide known choral masterpiece based on sacred texts could be performed since the foreign language or the 'dead' Latin considered as totally unknown to the people.
Deleteafter World War II learning the German in schools lost its attractiveness (the language of yesterday's enemy), and the aggravation of confrontation between the USSR and the countries with the dominant Anglo-Saxon population provoked the study of English as a foreign language. German was learned by minority, so Ein deutsches Requiem might be performed without fear of it religious ground. in a short thaw period before the start of a major atheist campaign in 1961, similar liberties were allowed.
but performing the Orthodox liturgical choral works (even in the fragments) was strictly banned, since the Church Slavonic was considered as dangerously clear, and any attempt of performing in choral concerts the religious choruses by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff or Chesnokov usually met a storm of criticism.
Thank you for your comment,much appreciated.Indeed,one feels that German or Latin are very foreign languages,the Russian accent is extremely strong.But,imo,on of the best DR I know.Hope that there are more recordings of Brahms with KIE in Panovnik's vaults.
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ReplyDeleteDear Panovnik, thank you very much for such beautiful music. Do you know about any recording of Eliasberg conducting Bach (B minor mass or more?).
ReplyDeleteI have a record of the Mass in B Minor.
Deletewooooawwww....will we have any surprise in the future? ;)
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