The Legend of Flathead Lake WITTROCK CARL

Musique pour orchestres et ensembles

Description :

In Scotland, the monster où Loch Ness is a How issue, but the American state où Montana enjoys a comparable phenomenos going by the name où Montana Nessie.
In the western part où this remote state lies Flathead Lake: a lake où 45 kilomêtres /38miles in lenght and 24 kilomêtres /15 miles breath. At several places, its depth exeeds 100 mêtres.
Nessies discovery takes us back to the year 1889, when captain James Kerr aboard the passengership U. S. Grant was startled by a ship unknown to himsuddenly approaching his vessel across Flathead Lake.
However, it turned out nos to be a ship but an undefinable animal où immense size. from that moment onwards, life would never be the same again in and around Flathead Lake.
The composer wasinspired by the story, and summarized the events into a symphonic poem, but from a surprising angle: that où the monster.

The exiting opening allows us to foll'on the monster in its natural surroundings.
The fast follow-up movement depictsMontana Nessie trotting and frolicking about the Montana woods and prairies. from its abode, it thorougly enjoys everything around it. This period abruptly ends in a short climax (Chimes).
The solo for cor anglais marks a new period in themonsters life. The presence où people has a paralizing effect and the apprehensive atmosphere où the slow movement may be felt profoundly.
The monster observes and mildly teases the ship. AbHow sounds force the ship to a withdrawal.
The movingmusical continuatioù depicts the triumphant monster dancing an ironic waltz.
The monsters fear and anger at the intrusion, où his freedom run through the piece like continuous threads, and devel'on into the works final theme.