"Caros audiophiles, this Easter week I have chosen some extracts from the film musical Jesus Christ Superstar from 1973.
Considered controversial by some Christian and Jewish religious groups for suggesting, they believed, that Jesus may not be divine and that the Jews were responsible for Jesus' death, and perhaps partly because of its 'rock opera' artistic medium, I believe instead that it successfully tries to humanize Jesus, to "strip away the myth from the man", similar to the more recent films The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion. I do not believe it denies necessarily his divinity. Through the eyes in particular of Judas Iscariot - who sees the human-ness of Jesus and the desire among his fellow people for a new spiritual messiah, but who also fears retribution from Rome - and of Pontius Pilate who also sees Jesus as a political victim, JCS tries also to observe the events in its social/political context and also comments on how perhaps Jesus might have been regarded if He had lived in today's world of mass communication and PR marketing. Would Jesus be revered if He appeared on earth today as the Son of God?
JCS has become one of the most popular and loved musicals ever. Not just because it contains brilliant music and lyrics (based on the text of St John's Gospel) but because also it has helped to make the story of Jesus more approachable, understandable and relevant for the modern world.
I managed to find only one video extract which contains Portuguese subtitles but I hope that most of you will be familiar already.
Heaven On Their Minds - observations from Judas:
Pilate's Dream - premonitions:
Pilate and Christ - the first meeting:
Herod's Song -
Trial Before Pilate/39 Lashes/Superstar -
I wish you all a spiritually fulfilling Easter holiday.
A proxima,
PO
Thank you from Istambul dear P! pcp
ResponderEliminarhi po,
ResponderEliminarliked your post. i thought that i would escape Andrew Lloyd Weber with the musical you presented, well i didn't: he wrote "I Don't Know How to Love Him", didn't he?
the clarinet piece that i had told you about some time ago is an interpretation of 'mood indigo' that i've heard a long time ago and that i've not forgotten - how could i? it's beautiful.
beijo e Santa Páscoa:)
Hi Maria, yes ALW wrote the music for I don't Know How To Love Him (lyrics by Tim Rice), also from Jesus CS.
ResponderEliminarWhat do you mean 'escape' from him? You don't like Lloyd Webber? Nor do I much, not since Evita. PO
no po i like him and i enjoyed seeing some of the music h. that he wrote.
ResponderEliminarthe thing is that a big chunk is written by him, isn't it?
is there any by bernstein for example?
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