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So it is that MacCunn makes no doomed attempt to resurrect a bardic manner. His is a triumphant cry of modern nationhood, cultural and political, and his setting is a thrilling monument to the memory of his genius, spent to extend the road of Scotland’s cultural destiny, fearless and still bearing the brand of youth.
from notes by John Purser © 1995
Nul doute que MacCunn ne fait aucune tentative pour réssuciter la poésie des bardes. Sa démarche, au contraire, est un cri triomphal qui symbolise un nationalisme culturel, politique et moderne. Cette mise en musique est un impessionant monument à la mémoire de son génie employé a prolonger avec courage le chemin de la destiné culturelle de l’Écosse, et qui porte à jamais le sceau de la jeunesse éternelle.
extrait des notes rédigées par John Purser © 1995
Français: Thierry Matutzu
Somit war der Versuch von MacCunn, die bardische Tradition auferstehen zu lassen, keineswegs zum Scheitern verurteilt. Sein Versuch ist ein Triumphzug der modernen Nationalität, sowohl kulturell als auch politisch, und seine Vertonung ist ein belebender Gedenkstein an seine Genialität, die es sich zum Ziel gesetzt hatte, das kulturelle Schicksal Schottlands zu bestimmen, furchtlos und mit allen Tugenden der Jugend gewappnet.
aus dem Begleittext von John Purser © 1995
Deutsch: Cornelia Schroeder
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