(The Yellow Sound.)

Abstract synthesis of the arts.

When Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky met in 1912, Kandinsky was working on revisions to his stage composition "Giants" for the "Blue Rider" almanac, which would be published under the name "The Yellow Sound". Kandinsky’s friend Thomas de Hartmann wrote the music.

With the outbreak of World War I the piece was never performed. And although the original score has been lost, Kandinsky’s concept has survived, inspiring a number of 20th century composers to reconstruct and re-compose it. One such version was presented by Alfred Schnittke at the 1974 music festival in Sainte-Baume, France.

In his composition Schnittke adhered strictly to Kandinsky’s stage model. However the choreography and visual interpretation were independent of Kandinsky’s model.

Ensemble Paul Klee.
Musical Director: Kaspar Zehnder.
Dramatic adapion: Agela Bürger.

Performances

Tue

28 June

10 a.m., 11.30 a.m.

Performing time: 40 minutes.
Venue: Auditorium.

Admission free. Tickets required.

Sponsored on 28 June by Swiss Post.