Music, Myth and Klimt:
Eternal Inspiration from Ancient Greece
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Wednesday Afternoons, 3-5 pm
Berger Center, Oakmont Village
October 10-October 31
The mythology of Ancient Greece has provided some of the richest inspiration for creativity- especially in the work of Gustav Klimt. In honor of the centenary of the great painter's death, this four week extravaganza will revel in the transformative myths that ignited his imagination and highlight how these enduring archetypal themes have been portrayed across the centuries in Classical Music.
Learn more and register- click here!
Wednesday Afternoons, 3-5 pm
Berger Center, Oakmont Village
October 10-October 31
The mythology of Ancient Greece has provided some of the richest inspiration for creativity- especially in the work of Gustav Klimt. In honor of the centenary of the great painter's death, this four week extravaganza will revel in the transformative myths that ignited his imagination and highlight how these enduring archetypal themes have been portrayed across the centuries in Classical Music.
Learn more and register- click here!
October 10: Early Works, Freud and Nietzsche
Klimt: Die Musik, Pallas Athena
Schubert: Litanei; Moment Musicale No. 6
October 17: Dionysus and Semele, Muses and Furies
Klimt: The Faculty paintings, Naked Truth, Serpents, Death and Life, Three Ages of Woman, Judith
Music: Dies Irae, Eugene Ysaye: The Furies
October 24: Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur: The Golden Age
Klimt: Theseus, Fulfillment, The Kiss, The Beethoven Frieze
G.F. Handel, Apollo e Dafne
Benedetto Marcello: Arianna
Erik Satie: Gnossiennes
October 31: The Return to the Garden: From Beethoven to Eden
Klimt: Adele Bloch Bauer, The Stoclet Frieze, Landscapes, Hope, Adam and Eve
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
