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Feb 1, 2024 · The medieval Danish Gurre Castle forms the setting for this tragic love affair between King Waldemar and his mistress Tove. The work’s many highlights include the Wood Dove’s Song and the orchestral representation of Waldemar’s undead vassals shaking their chains as they storm through the castle.
The performance of the Song of the Wood-Dove from the Gurre-Lieder in an arrangement for this occasion, four songs from opus 6 and the Chamber Symphony, op. 9 was preceded by a public dress rehearsal at which Schönberg held an improvised address, as we learn from a newspaper clipping in the composer’s Estate.
Jan 8, 2024 · Gurre Lake is a great place to visit if you’re already exploring Copenhagen. It’s just 42 kilometers from the capital, and it’s packed full of history. The area is home to the ruins of Gurre Castle, built in the 12th century, which sit on the shores of the lake itself.
Its German text is translated from a poem by the Danish novelist Jens Peter Jacobsen and, as its name indicates, is set in Gurre castle. Both lovers apostrophise Death as the ultimate fulfilment of their love, again in true Tristan und Isolde style.
Sep 1, 2023 · The Gurre Castle and its surrounding areas in Denmark are the settings of the plot, which involves the mediæval love-tragedy (related in Jacobsen’s poems) revolving around a legend of the love of king Valdemar Atterdag (Valdemar IV, 1320–1375, German: Waldemar) for his mistress, Tove, and her subsequent murder by Valdemar’s jealous wife ...
Jan 16, 2021 · The Gurrehus country castle is located close to the much-visited ruin. The origins go back several centuries. It was rebuilt in 1881, in the style of Rosenburg Castle in Copenhagen. In 1914, Prince George of Greece became the new owner and the castle was rebuilt in neoclassical style. In World War II it was used by the German occupation forces ...
At the south-west end of Lake Gurre lie the ruins of the once so impressive Gurre Castle. Maybe you will sense the presence of King Valdemar IV Atterdag. Legend has it that every night, he haunts the forest of Gurre Vang on his black horse – as a punishment for favouring Gurre to the Kingdom of God.
