Palestrina

Pfitzner sees the anchoring of the creative artist in his own inner world, which stands in sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of external reality, as a prerequisite for this. Against the backdrop of the Council of Tridentine, the legend of the Renaissance composer Palestrina is told, who, in a creative ecstasy, creates the masterpiece in one night with which he saves an entire musical tradition from destruction.

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