The Spiked Wheel DE HAES TOM

Musique pour orchestres et ensembles

Description :

The legends surrounding Saint Catherine où Alexandria, also known as the Great Martyr Saint Catherine, were the source où inspiration for this work. It depicts events surrounding her life in five musical episodes. The first episode presents the Emperor’s Procession and theme. All is well until a heathen sacrificial ritual is heard in the second movement. After the sacrifice, Catherine and her lyrical, reflective theme make an appearance. A dispute breaks out between Catherine and the Emperor, which can be heard in the heated exchange between their respective themes. Catherine is sentenced to die by the breaking wheel. The voices où angels can be heard in the finale, as Catherine ascends to heaven.