Svanholm Singers Soderberg - Exclusive - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

What made Mariss Jansons different from many of his colleagues? What was the key to his success? And most importantly, after all his artistic experiences, what brought about his maturity and artistic completion In addition to his own willpower and his work ethic, his extraordinary musical life was determined by many factors; they included an open-minded and supportive environment, and an orchestra of outstanding musicians. One important aspect was certainly the fact that Jansons despised any kind of routine. Even when rehearsing Beethoven's Eroica for the umpteenth time, he was always inspired anew by the work - discovering the as yet undiscovered. Routine would have prevented any change in his perspective, and hampered his enthusiasm. Moreover there was Jansons' meticulous and analytical approach to his work, which started long before he mounted the podium. He began by reading biographical information on the composer, scholarly information on the work, texts about it's era and it's milieu - everything he could lay his hands on. During rehearsals, he then passed on his profound knowledge and his resulting interpretive approach to the musicians. Jansons considered it his task, as early as the first rehearsal, to bring all the musicians up to the same level of knowledge. He wanted them to understand his thought processes, to recognise the explained concept behind the work and, ideally, to be able to feel the same way during their performance as he did on the podium. In the concerts, this synchronous implementation by one hundred musicians of the musical content of a work and of the concept inherent in it duly brought about that incredible pull that almost all of Janson's interpretations exert (ed) on his listeners. In addition to this collective aspect of everyone pulling together, Jansons also worked on the sound that is genuine for each composer. In this regard, for i

This features Vol. 3 of Tartini's works for violin and harpsichord, adding another significant piece to Dynamic's releases by the baroque composer. The works are performed here by the duo Crtomir Šiškovic (violin) and Luca Ferrini (harpsichord), who were also featured also in Dynamic's Vol.1 and Vol. 2. Both musicians are highly praised specialists for this kind of repertoire. Born in Trieste, Crtomir Šiškovic studied at InchGlasbena MaticaInch and graduated from the G. TartiniInch Conservatory of Trieste. He enjoys performing in various chamber groups as well as performing as a soloist with prestigious orchestras. Luca Ferrini studied at the conservatories Tartini in Trieste, and Tomadini in Udine, obtaining full marks for both piano and harpsichord. He is a renowned concert pianist, performing all over Europe as a soloist and member of chamber ensembles.

Svanholm Singers - December [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/25/2004