Five Songs on Words by Guido Gezelle: 1. 's Avonds (2019)

Soprano: Isabelle Storms

ENSEMBLE XXI conducted by Frank Agsteribbe:

Flute: Francisco Rojas Huertas
Oboe/English Horn: Irene Martín Sanchez
Clarinet: Marcos Carmona Rodríguez
Bassoon: Jappe Dendievel
Horn: Dries Laureyssens
Percussion: Javier Poveda
Harp: Julia Prömmer
Violin 1: Merlijn De Coorde
Violin 2: Esther Duerinck
Viola: Ana Sofia Sousa
Violoncello: Pieter-Jan De Smet
Double Bass: Flo Driesen

Recording by Kris Denissen
Originally livestreamed as part of the 2021 Composition Master’s Exam of the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp.

Five Songs on Words by Guido Gezelle - 1. 's Avonds (2019)

The term 'Catharsis' appeared in Aristotle's 'Poetics' and refers to the emotional leansing or purgation an audience undergoes while watching a tragedy. He believed that these intense emotions, experienced through the depiction of tragic events in art, should be produced in the spectator. This tragic pleasure (or 'Catharsis'), such as fear and pity, could lead to a purifying or purging of those emotions. Psychologists define Catharsis specifically as the discharge of previously repressed emotions connected to traumatic events. The process of expressing and experiencing intense emotions can have a positive effect on one's emotional state. In a broader sense, Catharsis can refer to any emotional release or purification process, whether through artistic expression, shared experiences, or personal introspection.

'The Tragic Purgation' is related to the idea of purging or cleaning inevitable emotional or psychological tensions, specifically in the context of art. 'The Eruption of the Evil Demons' suggests deep-seated, negative forces or feelings emerge as part of Catharsis. 'Catharsis: The Tragic Purgation and the Eruption of the Evil Demons' is an emotionally liberating experience where intense feelings are purged, accompanied by the eruption of long-suppressed feelings and forces. 

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Catharsis

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Catharsis

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