Der Prinz Von Homburg Condition:New The club had legendary musicians

The club had legendary musicians gracing the stage

Recorded with the Deutsche's Film orchester Bablesberg and conducted by Stephen Somary

Percy Humphrey

The pieces of the program are grouped together by their tonal relationships - this allowed Shimkus to combine music from different times and epochs

Der Prinz Von Homburg Condition:New The club had legendary musiciansResonating powerfully with Hans Werner Henze's pacifist perspective, Der Prinz von Homburg is based on a play by Heinrich von Kleist that opposes authority, celebrating a dreamer rather than a classical hero, and individualist freedom rather than militarist nationalism. Ingeborg Bachmann's libretto heightens this message, and Henze's chamber music setting is at once powerful and unpredictable. This visually stunning production stretches from intimate