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Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Chamber Choir
conductor Emmanuel Villaume
Marjana Lipovšek mezzo-soprano

K. Weil: Die sieben Todsünden (Seven Deadly Sins)
R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, TrV 233
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The rather short and turbulent cooperation between Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht left a distinct mark on musical history. The Seven Deadly Sins, a satirical "ballet with singing", was the last major project of this partnership and was composed in 1933 on a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James.
Few works are more controversial than Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony. On first view it is a wonderful musical description of a day in the mountains, but if we search more deeply we find a story about life and everything that life can bring – joy, fear, fame, and a beginning and end in darkness…