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PASSION
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| World premiere | DEUS PASSUS [St Luke's Passion] (in German) |
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29, 2000 8.15 p.m. |
Liederhalle
Stuttgart, Beethoven-Saal Performed by soloists, Gächinger Kantorei and Bach Collegium Stuttgart, conducted by Helmuth Rilling |
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Wolfgang
Rihm numbers among the leading artists of our time. His works are
some of the most frequently performed contemporary pieces, and always
capture the public's attention. Many already consider Rihm to be a
classic among the modern composers. His compositional quality and
variety are unique, and hard to compare with any works of today or
earlier. Rihm's broad repertory includes works of every imaginable
form, orchestration, manner of expression and message, but are always
characterized by innovation and the joy of experimentation. Rihm's
choice and incorporation of the widest variety of texts for his compositions
never fails to fascinate the listener. In 1995, the Internationale
Bachakademie Stuttgart commissioned Wolfgang Rihm to write the Communio
(for a boy vocal soloist, alto, choir and orchestra) for the Academy's
Requiem of Reconciliation.