Young music journalism students from Karlsruhe's University of Music create inspiring audio pieces about the Schwetzingen Festival, drawing from the unique atmosphere of the palace and park. These pieces, sometimes humorous, sometimes informative, are filled with music and the history of this special place.A summary from original text in German | Read the original
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During the Schwetzingen Festival, SWR Kultur presents excerpts from the audiobook "Tell Me What I Am" by Una Mannion. A young woman disappears without a trace. Her husband claims she's gone into hiding, but her sister tells a different story—one of a charismatic seducer and a toxic love that destroys what it cannot possess.
Don Giovanni's list of seduced women pales compared to Giacomo Casanova, a true lover of women. His exciting life was more than just a libertine's journey. He was a soldier, musician, secretary, entrepreneur, kabbalist, conspirator, diplomat, prisoner, writer, and socialite. His memoirs paint a vivid panorama of 18th-century Europe, featuring encounters with royalty, clergy, philosophers, and charlatans, always with a musical backdrop.
In 1972, East German writer Peter Hacks surprised audiences with his comedic adaptation of Adam and Eve's fall from grace. Hacks' play, Adam und Eva, humorously examines the absurdities of existence and advocates for freedom from moral categories. Composer Mike Svoboda, known for his work in new music, jazz, and performance, sets Hacks' comedy to music, with a libretto by Anne-May Krüger, making its themes relevant to today's audiences.
In 1972, East German writer Peter Hacks surprised audiences with his comedic adaptation of Adam and Eve's fall from grace. Hacks' play, Adam und Eva, humorously examines the absurdities of existence and advocates for freedom from moral categories. Composer Mike Svoboda, known for his work in new music, jazz, and performance, sets Hacks' comedy to music, with a libretto by Anne-May Krüger, making its themes relevant to today's audiences.
Vegetarians can rejoice! The Casal Quartet's three-course concert avoids Saint-Saëns' animal-themed Carnival. Instead, Mozart, Grieg, Gershwin, and Piazzolla offer culinary freedom between movements, complemented by a Gyrowetz quartet. This promises a playful, diverse experience for the palate. If the Quartet performs with their usual finesse, it's a feast for the ears too. The evening, hosted by the Quartet, features a "Flying Dinner" near the Mozartsaal with standing and seating options. Table reservations (for those needing seats) are handled by Schlossrestaurant "Theodors".
Dance liberates. Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in 1913 liberated rhythm, sound, and harmony, scandalizing the Parisian audience. Ravel's La Valse, also for the Ballets Russes, was deemed too dark. Schubert's F-minor Fantasy, with its Hungarian dance rhythms, broke from traditional sonata form. The Jussen brothers' piano duo now invites us to a liberating dance with works by Schubert and Mendelssohn.
You wish - we play! Tenor Julian Prégardien and pianist Anna Gebhardt invite you to a unique Schubert evening. Send your desired Schubert song via the email address you'll receive with your ticket before April 27th. Prégardien will select among the most requested songs and complement them with his favorites.
Two symphonies nicknamed "great"—Mozart's 40th in G minor and Schubert's 8th in C major—plus a major orchestral work by the composer dubbed the "female Beethoven." Four great musicians perform arrangements of this great music. We'll hear Schubert's "heavenly length" of nearly an hour, Mozart's penultimate symphony, and an arrangement of Emilie Mayer's 1879 Faust overture.
This event features Katja Riemann, Franziska Hölscher, and Marianna Shirinyan performing Camille Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals with Roger Willemsen's rhymes. The performance explores themes of life, happiness, and community. It also includes Willemsen's version of the biblical Job story. The second part, Ver-FÜHRUNG, examines the consequences of extremist ideologies with texts about the Hanau and Bataclan attacks, alongside music by Mozart, Schnittke, Elgar, Prokofjew, Strawinsky, and Mahler. The program premieres in Schwetzingen.
As a barely 18-year-old, Friedrich Hölderlin wrote the monumental poem "Die Bücher der Zeiten." Inspired by the biblical Revelation, Hölderlin narrates the "horrors of mankind," redemption through Christ, mankind's achievements, and their just reward. Mike Svoboda entrusts the proclamation of this apocalyptic vision to three female voices, echoing mythological figures like the Norns. The singers weave the text into intricate sounds, highlighting words from the biblical imagery. Svoboda expands the vocal trio to a quartet with trombone, emphasizing the poem's archaic sounds. The percussionist handles dry birch twigs, water, and gravel. At 8:30 pm and following: Meet the Star at the Bar.
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