Deadly Moments & Heavenly Lengths

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Robert Schumann Concert Overture "Julius Cæsar" op. 128 Hector Berlioz La mort de Cléopâtre (Lyrische Szene), H 36 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 C Major D 944 "Great C Major" Julia Rutigliano Mezzo-soprano Marcus Bosch First Guest Conductor In his memoirs, Hector Berlioz writes about his highly dramatic cantata Cléopâtre, with which he wanted to win the Rome Prize: "I tried to portray the expression of deep torment in the scene of Cleopatra. I wanted to depict the last gasp of the dying queen." But he failed for the third time because the jury found his realistic depiction of death shocking. There is hardly a greater contrast to Berlioz’s dramatic intensification and Schubert’s monumental final symphony. Robert Schumann marveled at its "heavenly length," which transports listeners into entirely new dimensions of time. Source: thurgaukultur.ch - the cultural portal for Thurgau, with dates, topics & people that spark conversation.