Format Details:
Release Date: 08 September 2023
Label: Neos
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260063123054
Genres: Classical Contemporary Classical
Description
Andras Hamary is an exceptional composer. And this is not only because he has remained true to composing despite his earlier, award-winning, successful activity as a pianist, but also because he declines to adhere to Adorno's still-existing "Canon of the Forbidden" of new music. In this respect, he follows in the footsteps of his compatriot Gyorgy Ligeti, who in his later works, from the scandal-provoking Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (1982) onwards, exclusively dealt with the parameter of harmony in a purportedly backward-looking direction. But for him, this look backward was just another way of looking forward, and in this regard Hamary has followed his example.
Supposedly past or even dead forms, symbols, and ciphers are what Hamary seeks to revive, in search of a language in which European music history, with a focus on the prelude, is preserved in the best sense of the word. In this way, the prelude becomes a creative postlude.
After retiring, Hamary moved from Wurzburg to Berlin, and in the solitude of the COVID-19 pandemic years, he wrote his 24 Preludes in the tradition of Chopin, Scriabin, and Debussy, tailored to Bellheim's style.
Markus Bellheim's spectrum as a pianist includes such diverse works as Bach's Goldberg Variations, Schubert's piano sonatas, and music of the 20th and 21st centuries. His recordings of Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus, Wolfgang Rihm's complete piano works, and his many performances and premieres of contemporary compositions testify to an unwavering, analytical mind coupled with great musicality and love for the music.
Includes Bonus DVD - "24 Video Animations"
On the bonus DVD Andras Hamary presents a selection of a series of his video animations. The music and images were created almost simultaneously. Most of the music pieces were computer-generated (Sibelius Sounds), and the animations were created using Corel Painter, Moho, and Final Cut.
Tracklisting
Andreas Skouras, Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Pascal Dusapin, Unsuk Chin, Y
Mikael Rudolfsson, Olivier Vivares, Gerard Grisey, Luciano Berio, Eloain Lovis Hubner, Bernhard Gan
John Palmer, Delphine Henriet, Barbara Maurer, Hofer Symphoniker, Alinde Quartett, Johannes Klumpp,
Johannes Maria Staud, Boulanger Trio, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche, Ludwig Chamber Players,
Eres Holz, Ingolfur Vilhjalmsson, Laurent Bruttin, Florian Juncker, E-MEX Ensemble, Christoph Maria
Robert M. Helmschrott
Robert M. Helmschrott
Kevin Juillerat, Cedric Pecia
Tomasz Skweres, Ensemble Reconsil, Osterreichisches Ensemble fur Neue Musik, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
Jean-Marie Machado & Danzas Orchestra
Eric Lamb, Stefanie Alexandra Prenn, Angela Calvo Rios, Kaoko Amano, Veronica Klavzar
Kari Beate Tandberg
SWR Vokalensemble, IRCAM, Yuval Weinberg
Marco Fusi
Klangforum Wien, Johannes Kalitzke, Bas Wiegers, Alessandro Baticci, Rafal Zalech
Sofia Burgos, Sofia Jernberg, Zwerm
