DLXXXV. STOCKHAUSEN, Karlheinz: Unsichtbare Chöre

DLXXXV. STOCKHAUSEN, Karlheinz (1928-2007)

Unsichtbare Chöre (1979)
Suzanne Stephens, clarinets
WDR Chör
(48:25)

INVISIBLE CHOIRS is incorporated into the opera THURSDAY from LIGHT.

There are four text sections:

Judgement Day (in Hebrew)

Then shall My reign begin
Over all My creatures
And then shall be the end of Satan
And when he goes, with him will go all sorrow

Because the LORD in Heaven will rise up
From his throne
And the earth tremble
The sun no longer give forth light
The points of the moon shatter
And the circuits of the stars be thrown into confusion
And thou mankind shall be content
And GOD shall raise ye up

The End of Time (in German)

In their time
Shall appear miraculous things
They shall see the world
That was first invisible to them
They shall also see the time
Still hidden
When they shall live in the heavens
Like the stars
Clothed in beauty
As splendid as the ligh
As brilliant as the rays of the sun

The End of Time (in Hebrew)

Healing shall fall like dew
And the pains and sighs of affliction vanish from mankind
And joy shall cover all the earth
The wild animals shall come forth from the forest
And allow themselves to be led by the small child

Hymn (in Hebrew)

The heavens shall rejoice
And the earth exult
And the clouds be glad
And HE shall open the gates of paradise
And cast away the frigthful sword
From mankind
And then shall rejoice
Abraham Isaac and Jacob
And I too shall rejoice
And all the saints will be arrayed in joy