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French opera singer (1865-1906)
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2018-11-13 07:56:37
Otherwordly concerns: Marlis Petersen's Anderswelt
[…] Die Lorelei from which is taken the song Lore im Nachen (Lore in the boat) which perhaps does have hints of early Strauss, Edvard Grieg (in German), Hermann Reutter (1900-1985), Carl Loewe, Christian Sinding (in German) and Harald Genzner (1909-2007). The highlight of this group has to be a rare outing of Loewe's ballad Der Nock (the water sprite), lyrical yet full of characterful drama. A nice change from Tom der Rhymer.Next come the elves (Elven I) with songs by Max Reger, Bruno Walter, Nikolai Medtner, Julius Weissmann (1879-1950) and Johannes Brahms. The Bruno Walter is rather lovely, with its delightful piano part and light textures, and makes you wonder if he wrote much else, whilst the Medtner has his usual challenging piano part and here there are some unusual rhythmic hints, suggesting Latin-American antecendents for these elvesWe the move to the Northen Lights with songs by Nordic composers setting […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2017-06-11 16:30:04
The Dungeonmaster In The Running At The Tonys
When the playwright J.T. Rogers (of Oslo fame) hangs out with his son, this is exclusive narrative he spins: "His characters, a dwarven king, a 12-foot-tall mountain giant and a half-Elven chef, were not interested in brokering peace; they and their army were a bloodthirsty lot, with dwindling food stores, hellbent on conquering a nearby population of gnomes."
2016-03-15 06:05:20
[…] party This piece reflects the Shire and the Hobbits perfectly. It’s whimsical, light-hearted, and peaceful. The tin whistle and violin solos also give it a rustic feel that matches the Hobbit’s simple, peasant lifestyle. It’s quite a contrast to the more exciting and bombastic pieces that come later in Fellowship. But bombast wouldn’t have fit well with the Hobbits, would it? ;) “Rivendell” Corresponding Scene: Frodo wakes up in Rivendell Ah, Rivendell. This Elven outpost is arguably one of the most beautiful places in Middle-Earth, so it’s no surprise that its “theme song” in Fellowship matches that tone. The orchestral arrangements glide and ascend while embodying the wisdom and stateliness of the Elves. Ethereal choirs, chiming bells, and flute and oboe solos add to the overall elegance. “Khazad-dûm” Corresponding Scene: The Fellowship flees from the Balrog in Moria Calling this piece “brilliant” doesn’t do it justice. […]
2015-02-10 19:00:10
A few days ago I stumbled upon this song on youtube, and being the Tolkien nerd that I am I fell in love with it instantly. I hadn’t heard about the woman, Eurielle, behind the song before, but I really like the ethereal qualities in her voice and to me she sounds very much what I imagine a young Elven woman singing would sound like. The first of her Tolkien inspired songs was released back in December and the second one about a week ago. Both are really beautiful, as well as sad, with haunting ethereal vocals and I wish that they could have replaced the upbeat pop songs at the end of The Hobbit movies with these gems instead. Eurielle have a couple of other really lovely songs on her youtube channel and another one of my favourites is “Hate Me”. It is a live video, but […]
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