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Oslo Philharmonic

Caroline Wettergreen

Soprano

Conductor

Peter Szilvay

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Det Norske Solistkor

Solistkoret Ung

Oslo Cathedral Boys' Choir

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Trefoldighet jentekor

Singer

Christian Stenberg Kløv

Boy soprano

Julian Borchgrevink Næss

Ultima Opening Concert: Earth's Song

Oslo

Norway

Konserthus

Public

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Earth’s Song

Keerthi Raj

Approved

Ultima Opening Concert: Earth's Song
Rolf Gupta's Earth's Song is a mighty oratorio for orchestra, choir and soloists, and, according to the composer, a “prayer for our world”. The work received the Critics Prize in 2020.

Earth's Song is based on 3000 year-old Indian texts, the Bible and texts by Friedrich Schiller and Gustav Mahler. In describing the work, the composer remarks,

“Earth's Song is a reflection of the wonder, longing and joy of creation. It’s also a warning: if we don’t stop to listen to the song of the earth we are in danger of extinguishing our own lives and the fragile nature that we form a part of. Might we be in the process of destroying ourselves in our frustration over the absence of answers?

In order to protect ourselves, we have to protect our world. It takes care of itself alone, but without us there wouldn’t be anyone to seek and long for an answer to the riddle of infinity. The Earth's Song is a prayer for our world.”

Rolf Gupta (b.1967) is one of the most significant Norwegian conductors of our time, and has been highly active as a composer since the end of the 1980s. He composed Earth's Song as a commision for the 100th-year anniversary of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, with Gupta, the orchestra and conductor Peter Szilvay receiving the Critics Prize in 2020 for the work and the performance.

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