Sinfonieorchester der Hochschule für Künste Bremen

In the organizer's words:

The symphony orchestra of the Bremen University of the Arts presents a foretaste of its concert "An emotional rollercoaster" on June 11 at the Konzerthaus Glocke.

The program:
Dmitri Shostakovich: Hamlet Suite op. 32a
Conductor: Prof. Thomas Klug

About the work:
In 1931/32, Shostakovich created incidental music for director Nikolai Akimoveine's production of Hamlet, which took up the atmosphere of the avant-garde Moscow production and set it to music. This Hamlet was not a noble tragedy, but a dark, absurd satire. The work consists of 50 individual musical numbers. In the year of its premiere in 1932, Shostakovich composed his brilliant Suite Hamlet op. 32a based on this incidental music, which will be performed by the HfK orchestra.

The suite op. 32a consists of the following movements:

1st Introduction and Night Watch
2. funeral march
3rd Tusch and dance music
4. the hunt
5. pantomime of an actor
6. procession
7. musical pantomime
8. the banquet
9 Ophelia's song
10. lullaby
11th Requiem
12 The Tournament
13. the march of Fortinbras