'Acquainted with Night' is a cycle of six songs for alto and strings harp and timpani. The texts are all concerned with different aspects of night. The first song ‘Lullaby’ to a poem by Beaumont and Fletcher seeks to evokethe ‘care-charming’ powers of sleep. The second a setting of Robert Frost’s ‘Acquainted with the night’ is concerned with the lonely world of a strange city at night and the music is characterised by an insistently repeatedfigure in the accompaniment. The third song contrasts the calmness of the night with the turbulence in a lover’s mind - the poem is by the Earl of Surrey. ‘Out in the dark’ a poem by Edward Thomas is the text of the fourthsong. It is in the form of a scherzo and deals with the mystery and strangeness of night and as the poet puts it the ‘might’ of night. It is as the poet says a hymn to night and the chordal nature of the accompanimentsuggests this quality. This song leads directly into the last which is in fact a reprise of the opening ‘Lullaby’ so completing the cycle.

Always distinctive. Always unique. The music of René Clausen always leaves a lasting impression upon those who listen and those who perform. “All This Night” pairs the contrasting poetry of William Austin(1587-1634) and Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1834) with contrasting musical styles. Both texts are poems of praise referring to the wonders of creation and the power of the Almighty. Clausen very cleverly sets the medieval textwith a contemporary feel-syncopation some dissonance modern harmonies – while the contemporary text is set in a more traditional chorale-like homophonic style.

Eine verzauberte Nacht, nahezu duftende Traumbilder, schwebende Elfen ? schier unerschöpflich sind die sinnlichen Assoziationen, die die Musik von Mendelssohns Ouvertüre Ein Sommernachtstraum wachruft und plastisch gestaltet, ohne in einer allzu plakativen Illustration aufzugehen. Vom Komponisten 1826 in einem unbeschwerten Sommer zwischen Gartenhaus und Geschwistern geschrieben, handelt es sich zweifellos um die populärste der Konzertouvertüren Mendelssohns.

Der renommierte Musikwissenschaftler Friedhelm Krummacher zeigt in der Einleitung, wie fein Mendelssohn die Motive und Themen miteinander verwoben hat. Er geht außerdem der Entstehung des Werkes nach, insbesondere einem mutmaßlichen ersten Entwurf, der als Faksimile im Anhang wiedergegeben ist.

Zu Mendelssohns 200. Geburtstag (2009) legt der Bärenreiter-Verlag in Zusammenarbeit mit der Biblioteka Jagiello ska Kraków dieses hochwertige Faksimile in bibliophiler Ausstattung vor, das in anschaulicher Weise die feingliedrige Handschrift des Komponisten präsentiert.

?Das ist nicht nur ein Augenschmaus, sondern verrät darüber hinaus auch viel über die Entstehungsgeschichte des Weks , das uns auch heute noch ? und nicht nur in lauen Sommernächten ? so viel Freude bereitet.?
(Fono Forum 07(2009) / [Songe d'une Nuit d'Eté - Ouverture Opus 21] / Classique / Fac-similé /

Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. Composed in 1978 by Henri Dutilleux, Timbres, Espace, Mouvement Ou La Nuit Etoileé is a work for Orchestra, also named “The Starry Night” after the painting by Van Gogh. It was commissioned by Mstislav Rostropovich for the National Symphony Orchestraof Washington and is dedicated to Charles Münch. This work for Orchestra lasts approximately 20 minutes and depicts the content of the painting. It is scored for a full Orchestra without Violins or Violas. The Cellos serve to represent space, with swirling solos alongside calmer sections, while thelack of Violins and Violas epitomises for the quiet and motionless sections of the painting. The solo of the Wind instruments and Drums characterizes the clouds and the light of the moon and stars. It is divided into two parts: 1. Nébuleuse (Nebula) and 2. Constellations, which are divided by a Cello interlude. Composed in 1978 by Henri Dutilleux, Timbres, Espace, Mouvement Ou La Nuit Etoilee is a work for Orchestra, also named ; The Starry Night after the painting by Van Gogh. It was commissioned by Mstislav Rostropovich for the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington and is dedicated to Charles Munch. This work for Orchestra lasts approximately 20 minutes and depicts the content of the painting. It is scored for a full Orchestra without Violins or Violas. The Cellos serve to represent space, with swirling solos alongside calmer sections, while the lack of Violins and Violas epitomises for the quiet andmotionless sections of the painting. The solo of the Wind instruments and Drums characterizes the clouds and the light of the moon and stars. It is divided into two parts: 1. Nebuleuse (Nebula) and 2. Constellations, which are divided by a Cello interlude. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work, winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers, among many others. His work also includes a Piano sonata, two symphonies, the Violin concerto 'L'Arbre Des Songes' (The Tree Of Dreams) and the Cello concerto 'Tout Un Monde Lointain' (A Whole Distant Word)./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Composed in 1978 by Henri Dutilleux Timbres Espace Mouvement Ou La Nuit Etoileé is a work for Orchestra also named ?The Starry Night? after the painting by Van Gogh. It was commissioned by Mstislav Rostropovich for the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington and is dedicated to Charles Münch. This work for Orchestra lasts approximately 20 minutes and depicts the content of the painting. It is scored for a full Orchestra without Violins or Violas. The Cellos serve to represent space with swirling solos alongside calmer sections while the lack of Violins and Violas epitomises for the quiet andmotionless sections of the painting. The solo of the Wind instruments and Drums characterizes the clouds and the light of the moon and stars. It is divided into two parts: 1. Nébuleuse (Nebula) and 2.Constellations which are divided by a Cello interlude. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers among many others. His work also includes a Piano sonata two symphonies the Violin concerto 'L'Arbre Des Songes' (The Tree Of Dreams) and the Cello concerto 'Tout Un Monde Lointain' (A Whole Distant Word).