| 作曲者 | René Staar (b. 1951) |
| タイトル | Einst in kalter Wintersnacht op. 22 / o.bis (Score & Parts) |
| 出版社 | Verlagsgruppe Hermann |
| 楽器編成 | soprano, speakers and chamber ensemble |
| 品番 | 979-0-2066-6131-0 |
| 演奏時間 | 5' 30" |
| 出版番号 | VGH 2350-71 |
| ISMN | 979-0-2066-6131-0 |
The poem Раз в крещенский вечерок [Once upon Epiph'ny Eve] by Pushkin’s contemporary Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783–1852) refers to the post-Christmas custom of young girls wishing to interpret their future from various signs. One finds here, as in so many church rituals, a mixture of Christian tradition and superstitious pagan cult. Traditions of Russian Orthodox liturgical singing blend together with the fairy-tale character (with its indication “magically fragrant”) and perspectives of new music in the 20th and 21st century. Written for Ensemble Wiener Collage’s Christmas concert in 2016.