ANTICHRIST FRESCO - CD - 2022 by Gerard Pape published on 2022-07-27T09:52:44Z ANTICHRIST--FRESCO (2021) This work was commissioned by Arash Yazdani and his Ensemble for New Music Talinn with funds provided by the Ernst von Siemens Foundation.It is an evocation in sound of the famous film by Lars von Trier, ANTICHRIST. Like the film that inspired it, ANTICHRIST--FRESCO follows the same form as described by Lars von Trier in the film's scenario: Opening (Prélude), Grief, Pain, Despair, The Three Beggars, and Closing (Postlude). This short musical work may be considered as a kind of prélude for the operatic adaptation of the film, based on Lars von Trier's film, that is being composed presently. In ANTICHRIST--FRESCO, the harmonium in 6ths of tone, designed by the composer, Alois Hàba, is a kind of sonic protagonist (played by Miroslav Beinhauer) who is accompanied by an ensemble of 8 instruments. The harmonium player and all 8 instrumentalists function as a kind of Greek chorus expressing the powerful emotions that the horrific human tragedy of ANTICHRIST evoke. Unlike the opera ANTICHRIST, ANTICHRIST--FRESCO relies on a combination of instrumental and non-verbal sounds and phonemes, rather than words, to evoke the intense drama of Lars von Trier's scenario. Genre Classical Comment by Paulyvalent ce morceau me plait! 2023-11-30T09:45:48Z Comment by Paulyvalent j'aime! c'est tres"cinematique"! :-) 2023-11-29T12:21:12Z Comment by Dror Elimelech VERY GOOD ! 2022-07-31T19:21:32Z