Joost Willemze - Orpheus (Live concert in TivoliVredenburg)

This show was played 15 times in 2023 for the series Dutch Classical Talent, resulting in Joost winning the Dutch Classical Talent Award. For Joost, who studied classics alongside his conservatoire training, Orpheus is a dream performance in which he connects his love for music and Greek mythology. The jury also linked him to antiquity: 'Like a Greek god, he plays the harp. With his serene appearance and stylised programme, he shows us how beautiful simplicity can be. Wonderful big sound and clear virtuosity.' Works by Rossi, Gluck, Brahms, Takemitsu, Flothuis and two commissioned pieces: one for solo harp by Dutch-Argentinian composer Carlos Micháns, the other for harp and electronics by Dutch-Iranian composers Ramin Amin Tafreshi & Soheil Shayesteh.


1:23 - Marcel Tournier (1879-1951), Vers la source dans le bois
5:51 - Carlos Micháns (*1950), Trois Moments d'Orphée: I. Orphée enragé après la mort d'Eurydice
10:47 - Carlos Micháns (*1950), Trois Moments d'Orphée: II. La descente d'orphée dans l'Hadès
18:58 - Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), Stanza II for harp and tape
26:30 - Luigi Rossi (1597-1653), Passcagalia per arpa
29:54 - C.W. Gluck (1714-1787), Dance of the blissful spirits (arr. Sgambati)
34:12 - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Intermezzo op. 118, no. 2
41:09 - Ramin Tafreshi (*1992) & Soheil Shayesteh (1989*), Event Horizon: the point of no return
50:19 - Carlos Micháns (*1950), Trois Moments d'Orphée: III. La tête d'Orphée emportée par l'Hèbre
54:54 - Marius Flothuis (1914-2001), Pour le tombeau d'Orphée
1:02:19 - C.W. Gluck (1714-1787), Che farò senza Euridice (arr. Caramiello)