Erkki-Sven Tuur, Tanja Tetzlaff & Signum Quartet
Release Date: 27 November 2020
Label: ECM New Series
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 028948195404
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Lost Prayers is the first of Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tuur's New Series recordings to be devoted entirely to his chamber music.
Scaled-back instrumental forces, however, are no indicator of reduced expressive power, and the volatility of Tuur's concept emerges forcefully from the first seconds of Fata Morgana which is, with Lichtturme, one of two pieces for violin, violoncello and piano.
These pieces are performed by the Estonian trio of Harry Traksmann, Leho Karin and Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann, all of whom have played Tuur's music extensively and made appearances on earlier ECM discs, including Crystallisatio and Oxymoron. The German-based Signum Quartett plays Tuur's Second String Quartet, Lost Prayers, and Signum violinist Florian Donderer also performs Synergie together with cellist Tanya Tetzlaff.
Collectively the musicians underline Erkki-Sven Tuur's view that "one can build up a really rich and wide palette of sounds with only three or four instruments. You don't necessarily need a full orchestra to operate with a powerful soundscape."
Erkki-Sven Tuur says of this recording: "Manfred Eicher had wanted to record an album focused on my chamber music works for many years, but it was only after I composed Lichtturme that I felt: now we have a set of pieces we could really release together. This chamber music collection is very important to me. "
Tracklisting
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica & Vida Mikneviciute
Arvo Part
Thomas Larcher
John Holloway Ensemble
Heinz Holliger & Anton Kernjak
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tonu Kaljuste
Karlheinz Stockhausen Michaels Reise
Andras Schiff
Rafael Catala, Musica Iberica
Carlotta Malquori, Andrea D'Amato
Ensemble La Francaise
Christoph Croise; Andrey Baranov; Alexander Panfilov
Trio Parnassus
Kilian Herold, Barbara Buntrock, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff
Narratio Quartet
Beau Soir Trio
