Markus Stockhausen And The Metropole Orkest by Markus Stockhausen And The Metropole Orkest

Markus Stockhausen And The Metropole Orkest

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Label: Intuition
UPC: 0750447343726
Catnr: INT 34372
Release date: 01 March 2013

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Intuition

UPC
0750447343726

Catalogue number
INT 34372

Release date
01 March 2013

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When Markus Stockhausen composes, he creates a multi-dimensional cosmos from sounds. He succeeds in doing that even with compositions for small ensembles. However, when he does this for a large orchestra as here, then he has an almost inexhaustible range at his disposal. And he understands how to use it: The two pieces YIN and YANG were composed between March and May 2011 and were first performed in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in the same year.
"The idea was to compose specifically for the Metropole Orkest and its soloists. I tried to make YIN softer and more colorful with warmer qualities of sound. On the other hand, YANG starts powerfully with a sudden heightening; it has a great deal of expressive power with a high energy level and clear rhythmic grooves. The end is then again carried by the four soloists from YIN. With that, the circle is closed and Yin and Yang are reconciled,” Stockhausen wrote about his thoughts concerning the two compositions.
A composition follows with TANZENDES LICHT that Stockhausen once composed for the Camerata Bern and Swiss Jazz Orchestra and enhanced for the Metropole Orkest. The piece was intended as homage to Paul Klee, and Stockhausen was inspired by the shimmering light at sunset on a large body of water. These reflections are again found in the music and stimulate the tones to dance in an unusual beat (9/8), but which is played around with so easily and loosely that you hardly notice it.
The encore piece FELICE was – as are YIN and YANG – composed for this concert evening, which was recorded live. Stockhausen: "The music should simply put you in a good mood"! Judged by the thunderous applause, he certainly succeeded in that.
Growing up in the house of one of the most famous German composers (Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1928-2007), Markus Stockhausen realized at an early age that he would remain in the world of music, but had to set his own accents. He dedicated himself increasingly to jazz, explored the music traditions of other countries and studied popular music without losing his relationship to the tradition of classical music. He played and plays with musicians from all corners of the Earth, and he seems to be searching untiringly for additional inspirations. His sound on the trumpet has an almost unmatched clarity and brilliance, but he never becomes a slave of a line in written notations. Stockhausen has already recorded several dozen CDs, but this one is not only a very notable production from the standpoint of music.
It was almost the last recording with the Metropole Orkest, but the many protests against its closing had their effect and parliament approved further financing at the end of 2012 for the time being. The radio orchestra, which has existed since 1945, has earned an almost legendary reputation since its founding and is considered the last of its kind in all of Europe. The orchestra is at home in all genres, has accompanied all stars of music history from Ella Fitzgerald to Joe Cocker, and has some of the best musicians of Central Europe. This recording proves that the orchestra is at the high point of its musicality and equipped with unbelievable sensitivity and awareness, with overflowing joy of playing and impressive technique. The influence of the conductor Jules Buckley (regular guest conductor alongside of Vince Mendoza) is not to be underestimated either; he carefully led the orchestra into Stockhausen's style. His experience in numerous crossover projects (as in the Heritage Orchestra co-founded by Buckley) cannot be overheard, and genre hurdles are also passed easily here.
Markus Stockhausen and the Metropole Orkest: really successful collaboration, which fired the enthusiasm of the audience during the performance. And which we can experience now too as a live recording – every minute is worth listening to!

Wenn Markus Stockhausen komponiert, kreiert er einen vieldimensionalen Kosmos aus Klängen. Das gelingt ihm selbst bei Kompositionen für kleine Ensembles – aber wenn er dies wie hier für ein großes Orchester tut, dann steht ihm eine schier unerschöpfliche Palette zur Verfügung. Und er versteht sie zu nutzen: Die beiden Stücke YIN und YANG entstanden zwischen März und Mai 2011 und wurden im Sommer desselben Jahres im Amsterdamer Concertgebouw uraufgeführt.
„Die Idee war, speziell für das Metropole Orkest und deren Solisten zu schreiben. Ich habe versucht, YIN weicher, farbiger auszugestalten mit wärmeren Klangfarben. YANG hingegen beginnt klangvoll mit einer plötzlichen Steigerung; es hat eine große Ausdruckskraft mit hohem Energielevel und klaren rhythmischen Grooves. Das Ende wird wieder von den vier Solisten aus YIN getragen – damit schließt sich der Kreis und Yin und Yang sind im Einklang“, so beschreibt Stockhausen seine Gedanken zu den beiden Kompositionen.
Mit TANZENDES LICHT folgt eine Komposition, die Stockhausen einst für die Camerata Bern und das Swiss Jazz Orchestra geschrieben hat und für das Metropole Orkest erweitert hat. Gedacht war das Stück als Hommage an Paul Klee, inspiriert wurde Stockhausen durch das auf einem großen Wasser in der untergehenden Sonne flirrende Licht. Diese Reflexe finden sich wieder in der Musik und regen auch die Töne zum Tanzen an. In einem ungewöhnlichen Takt (9/8), der aber so leicht und locker umspielt wird, dass es kaum auffällt.
Das Zugabe-Stück FELICE ist – wie auch YIN und YANG - für diesen Konzert-Abend, der live mitgeschnitten wurde, komponiert worden. Stockhausen: „Die Musik sollte einfach gute Laune machen!“ Dem tosenden Beifall nach zu urteilen, ist ihm das gelungen!
Im Haus eines der berühmtesten deutschen Komponisten (Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1928-2007) aufgewachsen, hatte Markus Stockhausen früh erkannt, dass er in der Welt der Musik bleiben wird – aber seine eigenen Akzente setzen muss. Er wandte sich verstärkt dem Jazz zu, erkundete die musikalischen Traditionen anderer Länder, studierte populäre Musik – ohne den Bezug zu der klassischen Tradition zu verlieren. Er spielte und spielt mit Musikern aus allen Erdteilen, und er scheint unermüdlich auf der Suche nach weiteren Inspirationen. Sein Ton an der Trompete ist von einer Klarheit und Brillanz, die ihres gleichen sucht, und doch wird er nie zum Sklaven notierter Linien. Mehrere Dutzend CDs hat Stockhausen bereits eingespielt – doch diese nun vorliegende ist nicht nur in musikalischer Hinsicht eine sehr beachtliche Produktion.
Fast wäre es eine der letzten Aufnahmen mit dem Metropole Orkest geworden – doch Ende 2012 wirkten die vielen Proteste schließlich doch, und das Parlament hat die weitere Finanzierung zunächst gesichert. Das seit 1945 bestehende Rundfunkorchester hat sich seit seiner Gründung einen geradezu legendären Ruf erspielt und gilt als letztes seiner Art in ganz Europa. Ein Orchester, das in allen Genres zuhause ist, von Ella Fitzgerald bis Joe Cocker alle Stars der Musikgeschichte begleitet hat, und das über die besten Musiker Zentraleuropas verfügt. Die vorliegende Aufnahme belegt, dass der Klangkörper auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Musikalität ist und mit ungeheurer Sensibilität und Aufmerksamkeit, mit überbordender Spielfreude und einer beeindruckenden Technik ausgestattet ist. Ebenso ist auch der Einfluss des Dirigenten Jules Buckley (fester Gastdirigent neben Vince Mendoza) nicht zu unterschätzen, der das Orchester behutsam in die Formensprache Stockhausens eingeführt hat. Seine Erfahrungen in zahlreichen Crossover-Projekten (wie in dem von Buckley mit gegründeten Heritage Orchester) sind unüberhörbar, Genrehürden werden denn auch hier locker übersprungen.
Markus Stockhausen und das Metropole Orkest: eine wirklich gelungene Zusammenarbeit, die das Publikum bei der Aufführung begeisterte. Und die wir jetzt als Mitschnitt erleben dürfen – jede Minute ist hörenswert!

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Markus Stockhausen

Markus Stockhausen was born in 1957 and began playing the piano at the age of six. In 1975 he began to study piano and trumpet at the music school in Cologne. One year before his final exams he was the 1981 winner of the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb prize. Since then he has regularly performed as a soloist, including many premieres such as the trumpet concerto “Jet Stream” composed for him by Peter Eötvös in 2002 and performed for the first time with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London. He is also a regular guest at renowned international music festivals. Markus Stockhausen is one of the most versatile musicians of our time. He is as much at home in jazz as in contemporary and...

Markus Stockhausen was born in 1957 and began playing the piano at the age of six. In 1975 he began to study piano and trumpet at the music school in Cologne. One year before his final exams he was the 1981 winner of the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb prize. Since then he has regularly performed as a soloist, including many premieres such as the trumpet concerto “Jet Stream” composed for him by Peter Eötvös in 2002 and performed for the first time with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London. He is also a regular guest at renowned international music festivals.

Markus Stockhausen is one of the most versatile musicians of our time. He is as much at home in jazz as in contemporary and classical music. For about 25 years he collaborated closely with his father, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who composed many beautiful works for him. With his brother Simon he realised several internationally acclaimed musical projects.
As soloist, improviser and composer Markus Stockhausen is in international demand. He leads or collaborates in various ensembles with musicians like Arild Andersen, Patrice Héral, Mark Nauseef, Jörg Brinkmann, Angelo Comisso, Christian Thomé, Ferenc Snétberger, Florian Weber, and plays intuitive music in the duo Moving Sounds with his wife the clarinettist Tara Bouman. His group Eternal Voyage features musicians from India, the Netherlands and Lebanon. From the year 2000 until 2010 he directed a concert series called Klangvisionen with intuitive music in the church of St. Maternus in Cologne. Rolf Zavelberg was responsible for the artistic light design.

As a composer he has received commissions from, among others, the RIAS Chamber Choir, The London Sinfonietta, the Orchestra d‘Archi Italiana, the Winterthur Chamber Orchestra, the Cheltenham Music Festival and the 12 Cellists from the Berlin Philharmonic. In 2007 he wrote “Tanzendes Licht“ for trumpet, big band and string orchestra for the Swiss Jazz Orchestra and the Camerata Bern, as well as “Symbiosis“, a double concerto for clarinet and trumpet with string orchestra, comissioned by the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. In 2009 he composed “Oliver’s Adventures“ for children’s orchestra and choir, in 2011 “Yin“ and “Yang“ for the Metropole Orchestra, premiered at the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam for the Holland Festival. Also in 2011 he wrote “GeZEITen“ for about 600 musicians, comissioned by the Niedersächsische Musiktage in Cuxhaven. In 2012: “Ein Glasperlenspiel“ for solo trumpet and accordeon orchestra, 2013: “Das Erwachende Herz“ for solo trumpet, clarinet and voice and symphony orchestra, commissioned and performed by the Hamburger Symphoniker.
Markus Stockhausen also teaches in various situations, including “Intuitive Music and More” and “Singing and Silence”. To date he has released or participated in more than 70 CDs. In 2005 he was the winner of the WDR jazz prize.

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The Metropole Orchestra

When you think of an orchestra, you think classical music. That’s not the Metropole Orkest. Playing jazz, pop, world, cabaret, film scores and folk, the Metropole Orkest have shared the stage with legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Brian Eno, Pat Metheny, Stan Getz, Bono and Steve Vai. The Metropole Orkest invest just as much in playing with the next generation of stars, like Antony and the Johnsons, Snarky Puppy, Laura Mvula and Gregory Porter. The Metropole Orkest is a regular guest on The Netherlands’ main stages such as the Amsterdam Paradiso and has played both the Barbican and the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Orkest also play many festivals including North Sea Jazz, Holland Festival, Pinkpop, Lowlands and the 3FM awards, BBC Proms and Musikfest Bremen to name but a few. The Metropole Orkest has produced more than 150 albums and thousands of radio and television broadcasts, requiring over 600 arrangements per year in every imaginable style. Despite this musical versatility, people all over the world can recognise inimitable sound, style and identity of the Metropole Orkest. As the world’s leading pop and jazz orchestra, the Metropole Orkest is always looking to experiment and to be part of spectacular performances including events such as concerts in highway tunnels with Junkie XL or participation in the world’s first crowd funded opera videogame! The Metropole Orkest moves audiences. That is, after all, the real purpose of music.

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