Lamentationer

2011

English Title:

Lamentations

Instruments:

sopr, baroque ensemble (2 vl, vla,vc, basso)

Durata:

10'

Lyrics:

from the Swedish translation of the Lamentations

Commission:

Paulus Barokk

Dedication:

Elisabeth Holmertz and Laima Olsson

First Performance:

Paulus Barokk, Oslo 2011-04-22

Genre:

vocal

Program Note:

"We gat our bread with the peril of our lives" (King James) The Lamentations is a detailed eyewitness report from an occupation. Nothing is omitted including media coverage analysis ("Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee.") Just this war took place 2600 years ago, but we recognize everything from TV news.

Laima Olsson, Elisabeth Holmertz and members of Paulus Barokk rehearsing Lamentations in Oslo 2011

Lamentationer from Henrik Strindberg on Vimeo.

Av Henrik Strindberg
Text ur Klagovisorna, Bibel 2000
Elisabeth Holmertz, sopran, Laima Olsson, violin och Paulus Barokk

Laima Olsson, Elisabeth Holmertz and Paulus Barokk

Laima Olsson, Siv Thomassen and Daniela Braun

Ulrik Gaston Larsen, Ieva Saliete and Henrikke Gjermundsen Rynning

Rehearsing in Oslo 2011

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