this shit is the shit.
good for sunday psuedo-religical yens:
all soaring and sweepy transcendental,
alternately bleak-n-brutally materialist.
in other words: right on the money.
cutting edge modern w more
than a mere nod to tradition
wins prizes blah blah blah
dickens dark...
where a poor girl freezes to death
on New Year’s Eve in a city street.
Lang’s Passion finds a model in Bach’s “St. Matthew” Passion.
It is heartbreakingly beautiful,
very modern yet timeless,
and through seemingly simple means
(four singers,who also strike small drums or ring bells),
conveys stabbing emotional truths.
wiki: The story is about a dying child's dreams and hope, and was first published in 1845.
(ps - happy birthday, dad)
