In his latest portrait album, Munich composer Enjott Schneider once again reveals new and fascinating interrelationships between classical and contemporary music, and between the Western and Far Eastern traditions. Two of the works deal directly with two of the central figures in the history of Western music: Raptus. Die Freiheit des Beethoven investigates the meaning of freedom and the contrasts between the heroic style of Beethoven's youth and the cryptic works of his later years. Mozart Ascending for Oboe and Orchestra reflects on Mozart's unfinished Oboe Concerto KV 293 and the otherworldly nature of the Salzburg master's genius. Far Eastern influences dominate in Yin & Yang. Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra. The soloist in this concerto for the traditional Chinese instrument is Wu Wei, a virtuoso artist who has introduced the Sheng to European audiences and to whom the work is dedicated. Innenwelten - Innerworlds presents eight symphonic interludes from BahnwÃ¤rter Thiel, Schneider's opera based on the tragic novella by Gerhart Hauptmann. The opera's central figure is hypersensitive and filled with inner visions, taciturn and not given to overt expression.

Tracklist:

Raptus. Die Freiheit Des Beethoven
Mozart Ascending (Thoughts About The Unfinished Oboe Concerto Kv 293): Prologue “as Fate Willed”
Mozart Ascending (Thoughts About The Unfinished Oboe Concerto Kv 293): Concerto. Allegro
Mozart Ascending (Thoughts About The Unfinished Oboe Concerto Kv 293): Adagio “bitterness Of Life”
Mozart Ascending (Thoughts About The Unfinished Oboe Concerto Kv 293): Epilogue “mozart Ascending“
Yin & Yang: Yin
Yin & Yang: Yang
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Shadows Of The Past
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Dark Clouds
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Solitude In The Forest
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Intermezzo Of Unrealities
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Inner Worlds
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Peace Of Nature
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Accident And Desaster
Inner Worlds (Symphonic Mood Painting From The Opera “trackman Thiel”): Moonlit Night And Madness

UPC: 4010228512526
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 10.11.19
Format: CD

Schneider / Koch / Gaudenz - Meeting Yin & Yang (CD)