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Attraction of the Month Austria
Bach, Mozart and Schubert – winter season at the Tyrolean Festival Erl For more than 15 years the Tyrolean Festival in Erl has been a centre for fine music and a gathering of talents, in summer and – since December 2012 – also in winter. Opera or concert, oratorio or Lied recital – this winter’s season again offers a versatile and exciting programme. TEXT: JESSICA HOLZHAUSEN | PHOTOS: PRESS IMAGES
“Jauchzet! Frohlocket…”is not only the title of this winter’s festival season in Erl but also the title and the beginning of the first part of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. And this will be played in the winter season of the Tyrolean Festival Erl – Cantata I-III on the opening day on 26 December 2013, Cantata IV-VI will follow on 6 January 2014, Epiphany day and the last day of the festival. The audience will discover Bach in a special way: as a new sound honouring the famous composer’s work as well as a timeless interpretation of the old master nowadays. The festival stands in the tradition of Glenn Gould whose favourite instrument to play
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Bach was a Steinway – a choice he was, rightly, highly praised for. Tyrolean Festival
Erl director Gustav Kuhn sees this is a great example of living one’s own musical idea.
Opening of the New Playhouse. From left to right: Maestro Gustv Kuhn, Dr. Hans Peter Haselsteiner, Dr. Franz Fischer, LH Günther Platter