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SECRET LOVE

MARTINA GEDECK & SCHUMANN QUARTETT

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In 1853, the 20-year-old Johannes Brahms was traveling along the Rhine on foot, and he stopped to visit the Schumanns in Düsseldorf. »Robert loves him. He is a great joy to him, both as a human and an artist«, Clara noted with enthusiasm. The close friendship between the young composer and the older married artists survived even difficult times. After Robert Schumann entered the insane asylum, Brahms supported Clara, pregnant at the time, and her six children. Was it the beginning of a secret love affair? When the internationally celebrated actress Martina Gedeck reads from Clara’s letters and writings, this offers an insight into the inner life of these three protagonists. The story of the ménage à trois is illustrated in music by the Schumann Quartet, playing works by their namesake as well as Mendelssohn, Reimann and of course Brahms. Enchanting time travel in words and music!


MARTINA GEDECK RECITATION

SCHUMANN QUARTETT:
ERIK SCHUMANN VIOLIN
KEN SCHUMANN VIOLIN
VEIT HERTENSTEIN VIOLA
MARK SCHUMANN CELLO

Musical Reading (in German) with texts by Clara Schumann and music by
Robert Schumann 2nd Movement from the String Quartet in A-minor Op. 41/1
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 3rd Movement from the String Quartet in A-minor Op. 13
Robert Schumann Chorale »Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist« (arr. for string quartet)
Aribert Reimann Adagio. In Memory of Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms String Quartet in C-minor Op. 51/1

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25 % discount for holders of the Dresden Volunteer Pass (subject to availability)

7 pm
Stadtkirche St. Marien zu Pirna


Presented by the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden