Scoring: Coro SAATBB, Fl (Pic), Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

Goethe’s “Lied der Parzen” tells us “So sangen die Parzen” (Thus sang the Parcae). These were the goddesses of destiny in Greek and Roman mythology. The excerpt from the play Iphigenie auf Tauris inspired Johannes Brahms to create his Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates) op. 89, a gripping and volcanic work that describes the struggle to overcome the mythical curse through the purity of righteous, noble action and t...