Frieder Bernius - Midsummer Night's Dream / Incidental Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

NachtblauInch (trans. Night Blue) already makes it clear with it's title that the music on this album stands for the emotional side of jazz. The band of drummer Dominik Hoyer has a clear, transparent sound and exclusively plays the compositions of their bandleader. InchI didn't want to compose typically percussion-like with faster-higher-further, but rather compose quieter things in which the emotions are the focus,Inch the drummer formulated his artistic goal. InchNachtblauInch has become an album that presents a young band whose enthusiasm for their music and their specific sound can be heard in every tone and which is characterized by an amazing musical depth and maturity. Hoyer often finds the inspiration for his songs in his everyday life. InchI like to go out into nature, and melodies and harmonies often come to my mind there,Inch he said. InchI came up with the melody of 'Nachtblau' during an evening walk, and it also became the title song because I think it is one of the most successful songs on the album.

Mendelssohn's incidental music left it's mark on his contemporaries with it's virtuosity, it's subtle orchestration and it's evocative power. Here, Pablo Heras-Casado, the Freiburger Barockorchester and the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin present the music absolutely complete, flanked by Max Urlacher as a wonderfully ebullient narrator. Their historically informed interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream offers a delightful plunge into this world of dreams and enchantment.

Frieder Bernius - Hartmann [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/09/2008