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PASSION
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| World premiere |
St Mark's Passion (in Spanish) |
| September
5, 2000 8.15 p.m. |
Liederhalle
Stuttgart, Beethoven-Saal Performed by Schola Cantorum de Caracas, Orquesta La Pasión, conducted by Maria Guinand |
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Osvaldo
Golijov was born in Argentina to Russian-Jewish parents, and grew
up in South America and Israel. Despite the many different cultural
influences in his life, he developed a special love for South America.
It is the South American elements which characterize many of his compositions
–- although the influence of Judeo-Christian liturgy and klezmer
music is also very present. Golijov wrote the clarinet quintet, The
Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, one of his major compositions,
for Giora Feidman and the Cleveland Quartet. The idea of combining
different forms of music from various cultures and styles soon led
to Golijov's collaboration with the KRONOS Quartet, for whom he has
written a many compositions and arrangements.