Bach Dracula Vivaldi & Co. - Schneider / Mayer / Oberlinger / Schafer CD

Four Concerti Grossi - the embodiment of joyous music making. Four journeys into the past to link a modern musical language with characteristic aspects of Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and fancifully abstruse the historical figure of Dracula. Everything is tongue-incheek, but artfully assembled and full of sly double meanings. The Concerto Bach-Metamorphosen not only plays with the famous four notes B-A-C-H, but also shares the radicalism and noncompromising nature of Bachs aesthetic principles. Omaggio a Vivaldi was commissioned by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra for the recorder soloist Stefan Temmingh, who performed the premiere in Potam with the Brandenburg Symphony in 2011. This Homage was written not only to honor the famous Baroque compositional genius from Venice, who was known throughout Europe and significantly influenced Bach, it is also a celebration of craziness and a manic work ethic! Vivaldissimo is performed quite often and has established itself in the trumpet repertoire. The work combines the thrill of virtuoso motoric movement with a post-modern mixture of contrasting styles. Draculissimo. Concerto grosso deals with the historical figure of Dracula, the brutal Count Vlad III (Draculea) of Wallachia.Additional Info: Personnel: J.W. Hodgkinson (vocals); Terry Smith (guitar); Dick Morrissey, Dave Quincy (saxophone); John Mealing (keyboards); Dennis Elliott (drums).

Specifics

• Album: Bach Dracula Vivaldi & Co.
• Artist: Schneider / Mayer / Oberlinger / Schafer
• Label: Wergo Germany
• Genre: Classical
• MPN: WER 5114 2

. BACH-Metamorphosen. Concerto For Oboe, Strings And Harpsichord
1. I. Allegro
2. Il. Adagio Sopra, Herr Unser Herrscher
3. III. Vivace Non Troppo
. Omaggio A Vivaldi. Concerto For Recorder, Strings, And Harpsichord
4. I. Allegro Con Amore - L'Annina Del Prete Rosso
5. II. Calmo Ma Con Moto - L'ombre, L'aure A Ancora Il Rio
6. III. Allegro Più Ch'è Possibile - Aldiviva: Teatro Alla Moda
. Vivaldissimo. Concerto For Two Trumpets, Strings, And Harpsichord
7. I. Allegro
8. II. Adagio
9. III. Presto
. Draculissimo. Concerto Grosso For Trumpet. Trombone, And Ensemble
10. I. Vlad Dracul; Oderint Dum Metuant
11. II. Luna Su Tirgoviste
12. III. Il Ballo Transilvano
13. IV. Bacio di Sangue

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