Release Date: 19 December 2008
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 028946189528
Genres: Classical  
Composer/Series: Morimur
Release Date: 19 December 2008
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 028946189528
Genres: Classical  
Composer/Series: Morimur
Description
In music of the baroque era it was popular to use the medium of numbers for conveying secrets and riddles, and Bach studies have illuminated many new meanings" in his sacred works. Now "Morimur" explores the coded references, and hidden messages in his solo violin music, opening a window on Bach's thought at a time when he was deeply affected by the sudden and tragic death of his wife, Maria Barbara, in 1720. Building on the research of Professor Helga Thoene, violinist Christoph Poppen and the Hilliard Ensemble have realised a unique project for ECM New Series: They offer a stunning experience by interweaving the verses of the "hidden chorales" of the Ciaccona with Bach's harmonically complex violin part."
Tracklisting
Julia Hulsmann Octet
Heinz Holliger; Marie-Lise Schupbach
Gary Peacock; Ralph Towner
Craig Taborn; Tomeka Reid; Ches Smith
Bjorn Meyer
Hakon Aase; Leo Svensson Sander; Ayumi Tanaka; Ole Morten Vagan; Thomas Stronen
Zakir Hussain; Hariprasad Chaurasia; John McLaughlin; Jan Garbarek
Keith Jarrett
The Hilliard Ensemble, EQ Ensemble, Elisaveta Blumina
Ivan Monighetti, The Hilliard Ensemble, Dublin Guitar Quartet
The Hilliard Ensemble
The Hilliard Ensemble, Muriel Cantoreggi, Genevieve Strosser & Jurg Dahler
The Hilliard Ensemble
The Hilliard Ensemble, Beethoven Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies
The Hilliard Ensemble
The Hilliard Ensemble