Lachner / Lessing / Schiff / Zacharias / Michaels - Chamber Music & Piano Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Almost every story about minimal or repetitive music starts with the triumvirate Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Terry Riley. Each in their own way, paved the way for one of the most exciting and thriving movements in music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Minimal music has been an inspiration for Eric Sleichim since the 1980s. Today, BL!NDMAN's demarche towards the renewal of early music finds more than ever a connection with Reich, Glass and Riley whose works draw inspiration from the oldest polyphonic techniques.In this programme, BL!NDMAN offers a sampling of the exceptional timbres generated by his unique line-up with his saxophone, string and percussion quartet, piano, electric guitar, tubax and electronics, BL!NDMAN conjures up a 21st-century orchestral sound. The solo works combine the virtuosity of the soloists with the use of electronic doubling, while in the tutti works, the instrumentation and powerful consonance of the full BL!NDMAN ensemble provide the very diverse perspectives that give full credit to these extraordinary compositions.The choice of relatively well-known and, above all, lesser-known works by the three icons of repetitive music gives raison d'être to a triple album that will be released on April 14th 2023. Album Tracks 1. Nagoya Marimbas 2. Cello Counterpoint Movement I 3. Cello Counterpoint Movement II 4. Cello Counterpoint Movement III 5. New York Counterpoint Movement I 6. New York Counterpoint Movement II 7. New York Counterpoint Movement III 8. Triple Quartet Movement I 9. Triple Quartet Movement II 10. Triple Quartet Movement III 11. Electric Counterpoint Movement I 12. Electric Counterpoint Movement II 13. Electric Counterpoint Movement III 1. Music in Fifths 2. Music in Contrary Motion Cell 1-10 3. Music in Contrary Motion Cell 11-14 4. Music in Contrary Motion Cell 15-18 5. Musi

Among the musical dilettantes on European thrones, the Habsburgs were unquestionably exceptional in view of their artistic professionalism, their abiding passion for music, and their active support of outstanding musicians. The Emperors Leopold I (1660-1705), Joseph I (1705-1711), and Charles VI (1711-1740), in particular, established a golden age of music at the Viennese court which was characterized by a strong Italian component and perfected an imperial style with European radiance and dominated by political Catholicism and tradition-conscious composition. Whereas Leopold I's lifetime musical achievements brought him esteem and, concerning the 'golden age of the court orchestra' under Charles VI (Eleanor Selfridge-Field), it is even known that the Emperor conducted Johann Joseph Fux's opera Costanza e Fortezza (Constancy and Fortitude) himself at his coronation in Prague in 1723, the personality of Joseph I is somewhat eclipsed by that of his father and brother. Despite Joseph's early death and regency overshadowed by wars, his lofty ambitions should not be overlooked, however. He strengthened the musical legacy and raised the combination of virtuosity and solidness characteristic of Vienna to a new level - even with significant compositions of his own. Album Tracks 1. Quel Sembiante Cosi Bello 2. Sonata a 3 3. Alma Redemptoris Mater, K186 4. Dio, Qual Sia 5. Sonata a 3, (K373/K364) 6. Tutto in Pianto Il Cor Struggete 7. Alme Ingrate 8. In Un Bivio E Il Mio Volere 9. Sonata a 3, (K365) 10. Vedi Che Il Redentor 11. Sonata No. 12, Op. 2, (Ciaccona) 12. Pompe Inutili 13. Dovunque Il Guardo Giro

Alfons Karl Zwicker artistic journey to composition began when he was 12 years old. A talented painter and musician, he had a keen sensibility for the relationship between art and music. InchMy method of composing is based on the sphere, the continuous new search for an integral lucidity of expression.Inch