Scene (Armida, Rinaldo, Sirens, Pilgrims & Crusade): Vågn op, Rinaldo

Composers	Gade, Niels W.
Genres	Vocal/Choral
Performers	Rørholm, Marianne Westi, Kurt
Orchestras / Ensembles	Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Various
Periods	Romantic
Conductors	Rasmussen, Frans
Label	BIS

Composer	Gade, Niels W.
Orchestra	Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Choir	Various
Conductor	Rasmussen, Frans
Mezzo-soprano (armida)	Rørholm, Marianne
Tenor (rinaldo)	Westi, Kurt

Gade: The Crusaders (Korsfarerne), dramatic poem by Carl Andersen after motifs from Tasso's 'Liberated Jerusalem'. Soloists: Marianne Rörholm, mezzo-soprano (Armida); Kurt Westi, tenor (Rinaldo); Ulrik Cold, bass (Peter Eremit). Choirs: Canzone-koret; Da Camera; Kor 72; Musikstuderendes Kammerkor.
For Gade there is a symbolic dimension to the story of the crusader Rinaldo. He would certainly have described the poem as a parable or a legend.
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