NOSFERATU: A Symphony of Horror with Arpeggione Ensemble
Sat, Sep 28
|Epsilon Spires
EsteyFest24 presents F.W. Murnau’s cult classic as it was first heard by audiences in the 1920’s. Boston’s acclaimed 10-piece Arpeggione ensemble performs a reconstruction of composer Hans Erdmann’s original score on instruments of the period, including a 1925 harmonium by Estey of Brattleboro.
Time & Location
Sep 28, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Doors open at 7pm, Film and Performance begin at 7:30.
Boston’s acclaimed re-creates the original accompaniment to F.W. Murnau’s 1922 cult classic silent film, . Because the original musical score was lost within a decade of its premier, the film Nosferatu - the first adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” story - is typically presented with improvised accompaniment on a piano or organ, or with one of several later-composed orchestral scores. That is, until now... The basis for Arpeggione’s rendition is a reconstruction of composer Hans Erdmann’s original score, imbued with recent scholarship regarding its intended instrumentation. The 10-piece ensemble performs on instruments of the period, including a 1925 harmonium by Estey of Brattleboro, to present Nosferatu’s “Symphony of Horrors” as it was first heard by audiences in the 1920’s.NosferatuArpeggione Ensemble
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