Klaus Wüsthoff Die Regentrude Gedeck Kern - Kl1525 - - by Klanglogo

The literary source for the orchestral composition Die Regentrude (Rain Trudy) by Klaus Wüsthoff is Theodor Storm’s eponymous fairy tale about the climate. Applied to today's world, it is about the destruction of the environment, climate change caused by humans and the importance of a balanced climate. The music is both traditional and modern, displaying a variety of timbres, rhythms, cheerful-scurrilous and dramatic moments. With an overwhelming late-Romantic opulence the end, the 95-year-old composer's attitude towards one of mankind's most pressing themes is expressed. The world premiere of Die Regenentrude on January 27, 2018, recorded on this CD, is part of the Climate Bells project. The leitmotif of Wüsthoff's composition is to be played on carillons around the world to remind people of their responsibility for the environment and climate and not to lose sight of the "two-degree goal."With the narrative skills of the renowned actress Martina Gedeck and Ulrich Kern at the conductor's podium of the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt, a captivating and at the same time memorable interpretation has been achieved.