Kolja Blacher | Frank Arnold

Bach

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Format: CD
Label: Phil.Harmonie
UPC: 4250317416070
Catnr: PHIL 06007
Release date: 20 May 2022
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Label
Phil.Harmonie
UPC
4250317416070
Catalogue number
PHIL 06007
Release date
20 May 2022
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About the album

The purpose of this CD is to draw attention to the link between the ideas that informed the poets of the baroque era and the music of J.S. Bach, and so inspire listeners to explore the interaction of music and text in greater depth.

Those who do so will discover a language that is not just powerful, but playful, and keenly felt. Kolja Blacher plays the 'Tritton' Stradivarius violin from 1730. In April of 2007 his recording of sonatas by Shostakovich and Mieczyslaw Weinberg (with partner Jasha Nemtsov at the piano) on the Hänssler label was awarded the German Record Critics’ Award and in 2006 his recording of the Stravinsky and Alban Berg concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado likewise won the German Record Critics’ Award as well as the Diapason d’Or. The German magazine Fono Forum wrote: “This live recording once again testifies to his standing as a world-class violin soloist."

Frank Arnold, born in Berlin, studied philosophy and drama at the Free University, Berlin and acting at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. He has performed on stages in Berlin, Heidelberg and Düsseldorf and worked as theatre director and dramatic advisor in Munich, Berlin, Zurich and Vienna. He has also put on several operas and was visiting lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin. Thanks to dozens of radio and television programmes as well as radio plays and recorded readings, his voice has become one of the most well-known in Germany.

Ziel dieser CD ist es, die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Verbindung zwischen den Ideen der Dichter des Barock und der Musik von J.S. Bach zu lenken und so die Hörer zu inspirieren, die Interaktion von Musik und Text tiefer zu erkunden.

Wer dies tut, wird eine Sprache entdecken, die nicht nur kraftvoll, sondern auch spielerisch und mitreißend ist. Kolja Blacher spielt die Stradivarius Violine Tritton" von 1730. Im April 2007 wurde seine Einspielung der Sonaten von Schostakowitsch und Mieczyslaw Weinberg (mit Partnerin Jasha Nemtsov am Klavier) beim Label Hänssler mit dem Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ausgezeichnet. 2006 gewann seine Einspielung der Konzerte von Strawinsky und Alban Berg mit dem Mahler Chamber Orchestra unter der Leitung von Claudio Abbado ebenfalls den Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik sowie den Diapason d'Or. Die Zeitschrift Fono Forum schrieb: "Dieser Live-Mitschnitt beweist einmal mehr, dass er ein Violin-Solist von Weltrang ist."

Frank Arnold, geboren in Berlin, studierte Philosophie und Theaterwissenschaften an der Freien Universität Berlin und Schauspiel an der Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. Er stand auf Bühnen in Berlin, Heidelberg und Düsseldorf und arbeitete als Theaterregisseur und Dramaturg in München, Berlin, Zürich und Wien. Außerdem inszenierte er mehrere Opern und war Gastdozent am Trinity College in Dublin. Durch Dutzende von Radio- und Fernsehsendungen sowie Hörspiele und Lesungen auf Tonträgern ist seine Stimme zu einer der bekanntesten in Deutschland geworden.

Artist(s)

Kolja Blacher (violin)

Composer(s)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.  Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.  
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.


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01.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): I. Allemande - GryphiusVanitas! Vanitatum Vanitas!
06:21
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
02.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): II. Courante - GryphiusWie ein zerschmettert Schiff
02:29
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
03.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): III. Sarabande - GryphiusAbend
05:41
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
04.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): GryphiuVanitas Mundi
01:56
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
05.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): IV. Gigue - GryphiusEbenbild unseres LebensAuf das gewohnliche Konigsspiel
05:39
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
06.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): GryphiusLetzte Rede eines Gelehrten aus seinem Grabe
04:02
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
07.
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): V. Ciaccona
16:04
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
08.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): I. Preludio - GrimmelshausenKomm Trost der Nacht
04:11
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
09.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): HoffmannswaldauDie Wollust
02:27
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
10.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): II. Loure - HoffmannswaldauBeschreibung vollkommener Schonheit
05:21
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
11.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): III. Gavotte en rondeau - HoffmannswaldauErmahnung zur Vergnugung
03:34
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
12.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): IV. Menuet I - V. Menuet II - FlemingWie er wolle gekusset seyn
05:37
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
13.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): VI. Bourree - AnonymousAllegorisches Sonett
02:37
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
14.
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (with recitation of German Baroque poems): VII. Gigue - HoffmannswaldauAn Lauretten
03:17
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kolja Blacher
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