Maki Ishii (1936-2003): "Illusion und Tod (Illusion and death)" for orchestra op. 125 (2002)

"Illusion und Tod" für Orchester op. 125 (2002, nach Ishiis Ballett "Bonshō no koe" von 1998 über Motive des "Heike monogatari" – hier vor allem über den Kriegsherrn Taira no Kiyomori, der während eines Fieberleidens eine Vision der Hölle und der Geister seiner Opfer hat) "Illusion and death" for orchestra op. 125 (2002, based on music from Ishii's ballet "Bonshō no koe" from 1998 on motifs of the "Heike monogatari" – here in particular on warlord Taira no Kiyomori who, while suffering from a fever, is confronted by a vision of hell and the ghosts of his victims) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Clemens Schuldt recorded in Berlin, Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt (June 17, 2013) image: Utagawa Hiroshige, Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu (Taira no Kiyomori sees an apparition, mid-1840s - Los Angeles County Museum of Art)