Moonlight holds its breath: two figures in an embrace, a confession loosening in the dark. Blues and violets open to embered rose as forgiveness warms the woods; Schoenberg’s night turns, and what was heavy becomes light enough to carry.
Based on Richard Dehmel’s poem, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht traces a moonlit walk from confession to forgiveness—a story of transformation that resonates with the painting’s arc.
Featured art at Echo Chamber Toronto Performance
Read the REVIEW By Stephan Bonfield on December 3, 2018
LA Phil program note — Transfigured Night (Verklärte Nacht), Op. 4
Based on Richard Dehmel’s poem, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht traces a moonlit walk from confession to forgiveness—a story of transformation that resonates with the painting’s arc.
Featured art at Echo Chamber Toronto Performance
Read the REVIEW By Stephan Bonfield on December 3, 2018
LA Phil program note — Transfigured Night (Verklärte Nacht), Op. 4
