The Lonely One In The Autumn by LIA #71

LIA's The Lonely One in the Autumn (2014) was inspired by Gustav Mahler's "Der Einsame Herbst" (The Lonely One in the Autumn) from the song "Das Lied der Erde" (Song of the Earth): "Autumn fog creeps bluishly over the lake. Every blade of grass stands frosted As though an artist had jade-dust over the fine flowers strewn." Gustav Mahler, "Der Einsame im Herbst", from "Das Lied der Erde" ("The Song of the Earth") The work develops shapes, forms and colours that mimic the images invoked by Mahler's lyrics: winter colours, strands of frozen grass that almost resemble breaking ice, loneliness - and the cold. The soundtrack composed by Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela underlines the ...View all