Sofia Gubaidulina's "Seven Words" performed in Eurythmy

Sofia Gubaidulina's "Seven Words" is a composition for cello, bayan, and strings based upon Christ's Seven Last Words on the Cross. This is a section of the composition performed in Eurythmy by the Goetheanum Stage Ensemble. For this beautiful film version, the camera work and editing were by Sam Russell with final production by Hagens Recording Studio.

Note: this version presents the music and eurythmy of the original performance, without voice-over.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Eurythmy
• Sofia Gubaidulina
• Seven Words
• cello
• bayan
• strings
• Goetheanum
• contemporary music
• Christ
• cross
• Eurythmie

[HealthyPlanet]

fyi: "The seven words"

1. Forgiveness, 2. Salvation, 3. Relationship, 4. Abandonment, 5. Distress, 6. Triumph and 7. Reunion. (From Wikipedia)

[cothedo]

The music and the imagery is almost magical. Very beautiful.

[originalcause]

I prefer George Carlin's "Seven Words" ;-)

[JiangxenPeter]

The music is quite mystical, achieved through quite minimalist ways.Thank you. Do you have any samples of her other "numerical mysticism" eg her use of the Fibonacci sequence - as I am always fascinated by how composers marry music and maths together.

[michaelmonutube]

Eurythmy is not supposed to be modern dance, the two are not related or equivocal. Eurythmy is communication in a very specific language of movement, and although it is choreographed, it is not "interpretative" in the sense that dance is. It has its own alphabet, its own set of movements for various sounds, musical chords, colors, etc. It can be quite powerful and moving, although in my experience it is best as a personal practice, as opposed to a performing art.

[Ivorybird09]

Waiting patiently for a kaftan, none shown ... hmmm. The general message is well taken though

[7plus77]

so removed from the power and the humanity of Christ's last words.. ridiculous is the word that springs to mind when i see this kind of gesturing and hovering about in kaftans, like silly Geisha dancing... genuine modern dance is so much more powerful and expressive and genuinely moving and inspiring and spiritual. At best, this is like the reflection of the Crucifixion on a soap bubble, and at worst is only related to it by a huge amount of good intentions. but good intentions are never art

[GrammaConcept]

utterly beautiful......virtually breathtaking..

[labbus]

stunning

[Agriel2]

grotesque