Brahms - Schicksalslied, Op.54 (Song of Destiny) - Marit Tøndel Bodsberg

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Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Marit Tøndel Bodsberg
Concertmaster: Edvard Erdal
Choir: Kilden Vocal Ensemble (KVE)


Schicksalslied Op. 54
Song of Destiny


00:00 I. Adagio: Ihr wandelt droben im Licht. (E♭ major)
08:35 II. Allegro: Doch uns ist gegeben. (C minor)
14:14 III. Adagio: Orchestral postlude (C major)


Johannes Brahms – Schicksalslied, Op. 54 (1871)

Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) is a deeply moving choral work that contrasts divine serenity with human suffering. Setting a poem by Friedrich Hölderlin, Brahms opens with music of luminous calm, depicting the blissful lives of the gods above the mists of the earth. This tranquility is soon shattered by a stark shift in tone, as the text turns to the restless and painful fate of humankin drifting, falling, and lost.

Brahms masterfully underscores this contrast through rich orchestration and expressive choral writing. The piece concludes not with a return to despair, but with a quiet orchestral epilogue, a poignant reflection that offers a sense of peace, though not resolution.



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Kilden Vokalensemble (KVE) has for more than ten years been Southern Norway’s leading ensemble for professional singers. The ensemble has a strong affiliation with Kilden Opera and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and has contributed to numerous opera productions, musicals, and symphony concerts at Kilden. The ensemble also performs its own a cappella concerts, featuring a wide range of genres and a high level of artistic quality.

KVE is an elite initiative that continuously seeks to engage the best singers on the market in order to create vocal music at an international level. The ambition is also to be an attractive workplace that encourages more trained singers to settle in Southern Norway.


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