The Stars Rejoice
I absolutely love this very brief excerpt of Tove’s “Sterne jubeln” from Schoenberg’s incredible Gurre-Lieder:
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Not only is it great, but it also vaguely reminds me of one of my favorite “Sesame Street” films:
Maybe it’s just me. In any case, for the record, Schoenberg began composing Gurre-Lieder in 1900, and the work premiered in Vienna in 1913.
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