We turn Johann Sebastian Bach on his head a bit with Überbach, by German composer Arash Safaian. It’s not really copy-pasting Bach’s work, but an ode to the infinity of music. ‘What Newton was to the interpretation of the world, Bach was to music; just as universal as gravity. That is why,’ Safaian says, ‘I’ve decided to create music about Bach’s music.’ The composer forges the notes together: just when you think it’s going to be kemp, the music finds it way back to the light.
Arash Saffian: Fünf Konzerte für Klavier, Vibraphone und Streichorchester
-1st Concerto : Infinite Game
-2nd Concerto : As above so below
- 3rd Concerto : Fuge like a Passion
- 4th Concerto : Newton’s Law
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5th Concerto : Dorian
Performers: Sebastian Knauer, piano;
Pascal Schumacher, vibraphone
Zürcher Kammerorchester conducted by Willi Zimmerman
Album/label number; Neue Meister 0300825NM
