Based on the hymn 'Jerusalem' by Sir Hubert Parry. Par DE HAAN JAN. Brass Band Gloria Deï, l’ensemble qui a commandé cette œuvre, réside dans le village frisonne de Gerkesklooster (Pays-Bas), où se trouvait autrefois le village de Wigerathorp. Un monastère du nom de Jeruzalem y fut construit au XIIIe siècle. Il a inspiré le compositeur à fonder cette pièce sur le bel hymne bien connu Jerusalem, d…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven completed his String Quartet Op.135 at Wasserdorf Castle in Gneixenhof, where he sought to recuperate with his nephew Karl after the latter?s failed suicide attempt in summer 1826. It stands out among his late quartets owing to the often cheerful, almost pastoral character of its four movements. Since Beethoven?s death it has often been interpreted as an attempt…