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MARC BLITZSTEIN
Aleksander Nohr · Mari Eriksmoen · Norrköping Symphony Orchestra · Karl-Heinz Steffens
MARC BLITZSTEIN (1905-1964)
The new CD edition “Bauhaus Music, Volume 1” by the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung brings the rich and long-overlooked music history of the Bauhaus back to life. The series opens with an absolute sensation – Marc Blitzstein’s “Parabola and Circula”, believed to be the only geometric opera in the world. Developed in 1929/30, the piece was supposed to debut at a Bauhaus event but, for various reasons, remained unperformed for almost a century. It wasn’t until 2025 when the research project “Bauhaus Music”, initiated by the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung, presented the world premiere of a reconstructed version at the Musikfest Berlin in the Berliner Philharmonie. Modern, poignant and richly multifaceted, Blitzstein’s opera tells a tragic love story in the realm of geometric forms that evokes the artistic visions of the Bauhaus stage. With this CD, you can now enjoy the first recording of the 2025 debut performance – an acoustic document that captures an extraordinary moment of music and Bauhaus research.
Bauhaus Music is funded by the German Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media
