Morawetz stands test of time
[...] among the most poignant compositions inspired by that
remarkable handwritten journal is an orchestral-vocal score titled From the
Diary of Anne Frank by the Czech-born Toronto composer Oskar Morawetz.
[...]
It is music that has clearly stood the test of time. Written in
a short three months, obviously in the heat of inspiration, it neither
sentimentalizes nor dominates the plain words [...]
Sandra Graham sang the words from memory, with the force of
personal conviction they deserved. And Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducted the music
with no less of an impression of belief.
[...]
