Dialogue Bach-Honegger. Bach: Musical Offering, The Art of Fugue. A. Honegger (1892-1955): Hymn for Strings, Largo for String Orch., Prélude, Arioso et Fughette sur BACH, Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra. Festival Strings Lucerne, Dir. Achim Fiedler
The chorale that brings Arthur Honegger's Second Symphony to its conclusion harbors special significance. This piece, composed between Nov. 1940 and Oct. 1941, is a moving document from a period of apocalyptic peril.
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