Various Artists - Senza Basso Auf Dem Weg Zu B - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Franziska Holscher on the freedom enjoyed by the composer and the difficulties faced by the performer Felix Schmidt InchIt would seem that the works in album programmes are usually chosen for popularity; originality and artistic quality are often bypassed to optimize sales. On this album, however, you have made no concessions to popularity... Regardless of what other people may think, popularity is not a criterion for me. I want to draw listeners' attention to these works, which, in my opinion, are among the most important compositions of their time... Berio's Sequenza VIII for Violin was my point of departure. As one of the essential 20th century works for violin, it occupies a central place in my repertoire, and has been part of my life for many years. Every time I come back to it, the Sequenza reveals new dimensions of sound. We can likewise note a certain tension between contemporary and early music in the works of Berio's compatriot, Salvatore Sciarrino. His distinct style often explores the boundaries of timbre; Sciarrino's typical nervousness in fast movements is reminiscent, in turn, of the music of Robert Schumann. And Sciarrino's figures of rhetoric hark back explicitly to Baroque music. Schumann's sonata likewise associates Baroque forms- specifically, a chorale- with progressive techniques of composition and means of expression. Thus, the relation between the present and the past is the central theme connecting all the works on this album... Inch Album Tracks 1. Sonata XVI Passacaglia in G Minor for Violin Solo 2. 6 Capricci per Violino Solo~No. 2. Andante 3. Sequenza VIII per Violino Solo 4. 6 Capricci per Violino Solo~No. 5. Presto 5. Große Sonate d-Moll für Violine und Klavier (No. 2), Op. 121~I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 6. Große Sonate d-Moll für Violine und Klavier (No. 2), Op. 121~II. Sehr lebhaft 7. Große Sonate d-Moll für Viol

Album Tracks 1. Tango Ouh 2. Elisa 3. Superblond 4. Snack 1 5. Waltz for Michel Petrucciani 6. Proko-Type of Polka 7. Snack 2 8. Kartzan's Choice 9. Heartfilms 10. Snack 3 11. 010101 12. Superblond (Single Version)

The collection Florilegium Portense by Erhard Bodenschatz (c. 1576-1636), first published in 1603, contained 365 motets by 58 composers. It was something like a standard work of the cantors in the Thuringian-Saxon area, which is also proven to have been used by Johann Sebastian Bach. Chorwerk Ruhr let's us discover the music here that was so important to Bach that he even reordered the Florilegium. CHORWERK RUHR is one of the most important chamber choirs in Germany. The vocal ensemble was founded in 1999 by the Ruhr Area Municipal Association, the City of Essen and the State Ministry for Labor, Social Affairs, Urban Development, Culture and Sport and has developed into a solid pillar of vocal art in German-speaking countries. The extraordinary quality of the choir is to meet the special requirements of soloists as well as to achieve a perfect fusion of the ensemble in the choral sound. Album Tracks 1. Jubilate Deo À 8 2. Intrada 3. Deus in Adiutorium À 6 4. Ciaconna À 6 5. Ecce Quomodo Moritur À 4 6. Duo Seraphim À 8 7. Exsultate Justi À 8 8. Ist Nicht Ephraim Dein Teurer 9. Intrada Battaglia 10. Tulerunt Dominum Meum À 8 11. Fuit Homo Missus a Deus À 5 12. Tristis Est Anima Mea À 5 13. Praetorius Gloria Tibi À 7 14. Jerusalem Gaude 15. Christus Resurgens 16. Media Vita in Morte Sumus 17. Pater Noster 18. Ave Gratia Plena À 6 19. Hosianna Filio David À 8 20. Cantate Domino À 8