Kozena Bronfman - Nostalgia - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Where can we find beauty, truth and goodness - even in the face of death? That's the question Gudrun Sidonie Otto, soprano, and Andreas Liebig, cathedral organist in Basel, are facing on their second CD. Dvorak's Biblical Songs and Brahms' chorale preludes are works of longing for home, for a loved one and for redemption. An eloquent testimony to an extraordinary musical friendship! Album Tracks 1. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-1. Mein Jesu, Der Du Mich 2. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-1. Wolken Und Dunkel Sind Rings Um Den Herren 3. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-5. Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele 4. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-2. Schütze Mich, Denn Du Bist Mein Schirm 5. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-2. Herzliebster Jesu, Was Hast Du Verbrochen 6. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-3. Gott Erhöre Mein Inniges Flehn 7. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-6. O Wie Selig Seid Ihr Doch, Ihr Frommen 8. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-4. Der Herr Ist Mein Hirte 9. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-7. O Gott, Du Frommer Gott 10. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-7. An Den Wassern Babylons 11. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-3. O Welt, Ich Muß Dich Lassen 12. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-6. HÖR, O Gott, Wie Ich Dich Anflehe 13. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-4. Herzlich Tut Mich Erfreuen 14. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-8. Es Ist Ein' Ros' Entsprungen 15. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-8. Wende Dich Mir Zu 16. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-5. Ein Neues Lied Will Ich Dir Singen 17. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-9. Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen 18. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-10. Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen (Alio Modo) 19. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-9. Ich Hebe Meine Augen Auf Zu Den Bergen 20. Elf Choralvorspiele Op. Posth. 122-11. O Welt, Ich Muß Dich Lassen (Alio Modo) 21. Biblische Lieder Op. 99-10. Singt Ihm Ein Neues Lied

On it's first recording the Belgian ensemble Boho Strings showcases the versatility of composer Wim Henderickx, whose repertoire ranges from experiments in modernism to nearly silent transcendent soundscapes. Inasmuch as the works featured on this album are revisions of earlier work- some specifically prepared for this recording- they capture the progress in a career which spans three decades. The most audible development is Henderickx's heightened sensitivity to inspiration from the East, which lends exoticism and the occasional melancholy to a diverse but reassuringly recognizable oeuvre. Acclaimed soloists are featured on these tracks, including Roeland Hendrikx, Valerie Debaele and Lin Chin Cheng.

The Mediterranean Sea has been the hub of resettlement and migration for centuries. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the people who settled in those areas that were depopulated by years of war, expulsion and flight. And in 1492, the Spanish Reconquista led to the expulsion of the Sephardic Jews, who brought their culture to many countries around the Mediterranean. Even today, the Mediterranean again plays an inglorious role in flight and expulsion. The German gambist Friederike Heumann has taken this as an opportunity to present, together with the Turkish singer Nihan Devecioglu and the Spanish guitarist Xavier Díaz-Latorre, the many ancient cultures around the Mediterranean the tradition of the Sephardic people, songs from Lebanon, Turkey, Armenia and Greece, art music from Venice to Fado in Spain and Portugal, whose influences reach as far as South America.