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- Arne Nordheim
Doria (1975)
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen (World)
Programme Note
Doria for tenor and orchestra is an example of the moderation and rapprochement with tonal music which took place with Nordheim in the 70's. The work is written for - and dedicated to - the tenor, Peter Pears, and Nordheim makes the following comment on it: "As a particular admirer of the early poems of Ezra Pound's production, I selected the poem Doria from the collection Ripostes, published in 1912. The poem contains images that can be said to be only partially developed. Ever-changing sceneries of great atmosphere roll by, at times possessing an almost geographical quality while at other times appearing more like distant notions or shadows. The tonal realization is based on a small-sized orchestra, and the whole of the ensemble conveys a dark, bell-like timbre."
Be in me as the eternal moods
of the bleak wind, and not
As transient things are -
Gaiety of flowers.
Have me in the strong loneliness
of sunless cliffs
And of Grey waters.
Let the gods speak softly to us
In days hereafter,
The shadowy flowers of Orcus
Remember thee
- From the CD by Aurora Records NCD-B 4931
Be in me as the eternal moods
of the bleak wind, and not
As transient things are -
Gaiety of flowers.
Have me in the strong loneliness
of sunless cliffs
And of Grey waters.
Let the gods speak softly to us
In days hereafter,
The shadowy flowers of Orcus
Remember thee
- From the CD by Aurora Records NCD-B 4931
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