(review in English below)
Tive a sorte de estar em Munique no dia em que foi realizado um concerto de solidariedade para com o povo japonês, na sequência do devastador terramoto (e tsunami) de há poucas semanas.
Foi fácil obter o bilhete pela Internet, através do site da Bayerische Staatsoper, responsável pela organização, apesar de os lugares terem esgotado muito rapidamente.
O local do concerto foi a belíssima Catedral da Nossa Senhora, Frauenkirche.
A Orquestra e Coro da Bayerische Staatsoper, os coros da Catedral e juvenil de Windsbacher e os solistas Michael Volle (barítono) e Soile Isokoski (soprano) interpretaram o Requiem Alemão de Johannes Brahms, sob a direcção do maestro Kent Nagano.
Assistir a este Requiem foi um acontecimento que jamais esquecerei. Já há muito que conheço e aprecio a beleza da peça mas ouvi-la assim cantada (coros e solistas superlativos) com a sonoridade só conseguida numa catedral como esta foi uma experiência arrepiante que, durante aquela breve hora, nos transportou para uma dimensão etérea. Não há palavras para o descrever.
Mais uma vez, o civismo do povo alemão foi notável. Os bancos corridos da catedral estavam numerados no topo (para os portadores de bilhete “sentado”) e, mesmo quando havia muito espaço vazio e largas dezenas de pessoas em pé (os com bilhete “em pé” que eram a maioria), ninguém se sentou indevidamente.
No final do concerto houve um período de silêncio absoluto de cerca de cinco minutos. Depois, todos saíram tranquilamente, sem um aplauso sequer, mas várias pessoas ainda com lágrimas nos olhos.
Confesso que tenho grande admiração pela Alemanha e, neste dia, ter-me-ia sentido muito orgulhoso se fosse alemão. Quão pequeninos e humildes somos na grandiosidade espiritual e humana de um momento sublime como este!
EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM, Frauenkirche, Munich, April 2011
I was lucky to be in Munich on the day that a concert for the people of Japan was performed, following the devastating earthquake (and tsunami) a few weeks before.
It was easy to get a ticket on the Internet, through the website of the Bayerische Staatsoper that organized the concert, although the seats were sold out (free of charge) very quickly.
The venue was the beautiful Cathedral of Our Lady, the Frauenkirche.
The Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper the choir of the Cathedral and the children’s choir Windsbach and soloists Michael Volle (baritone) and Soile Isokoski (soprano) interpreted the German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem) directed by Kent Nagano.
Before the concert, the archbishop and the governor of Bavaria said some few words about the solemnity of the moment (five minutes both) and Eri Nakamura, Japanese soprano, sang two Japanese children's songs.
This concert was an experience I will never forget. I know and appreciate the beauty of the musical piece from long ago, but the chance to hear it in a cathedral, with the sonority that can be heard only in this setting, played and sung as it was (orchestra, choirs and soloists were excellent) was a unique experience that, during that brief hour, transported us to an ethereal dimension. There are no words to describe it.
Again, the behaviour of the German people was remarkable. The benches of the cathedral were numbered (some people had numbered tickets) and even when there were several sitting places available and many dozens of people standing (those without numbered tickets), no one sat down without the correct ticket.
At the end of the concert there was a period of absolute silence for about five minutes. After that, everyone left quietly, without any applause, but many people were still in tears.
I confess that I admire Germany. This day, I would have felt very proud to be German. How small and humble we are, towards the sublime spiritual greatness of a moment like this!
I am envious. Munich is one of my favorite cities in the world. I visit as often as I can. Great review, as usual.
ResponderEliminarDeve ter sido um momento mágico! A grandiosidade da obra aliada à grandiosidade da alma humana. Às vezes, como humanos, ainda somos capazes do Bem e do apoio ao próximo.
ResponderEliminarObrigado por este testemunho e pelas imagens.
Thank you for the detailed and heartfelt post. I adore the Brahms requiem--the way he supports the text in that fearless music is just glorious, I think--and this sounds like something close to an ideal performance.
ResponderEliminarOlha a Lucy!!
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Happy Easter for everyone!!
ResponderEliminarThanks for the visit on my blog.
Greets,Willy
I've been so many times in Munich, but haven't been in that church.
ResponderEliminarI followed this concert on TV. Kent Nagano and the musicians played the Requiem with great sensibility. It was very touching.