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Release Date: 19 July 2024
Label: Neos
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260063124099
Genres: Classical Contemporary Classical
Description
The Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (first a Christian church, then a mosque) and the Mezquita in Cordoba (first a mosque and then a Christian church) have something in common: they both serve as a symbol that it is possible, independently of claims to power, to recognize and tolerate the variants of belief in God with mutual respect for the dignity of man. Cordoba points to the future, to an interfaith time in which global integration is only possible when one respects those who believe and think differently. Tolerance secures our future.
Robert M. Helmschrott was inspired by these buildings for the two organ works HAGIA SOPHIA and CORDOBA.
EX ORIENTE LUX refers to the Patriarch Abraham, the "father of many nations". Abraham occupies a central position in the Tanakh, the Old Testament, since according to tradition the "Twelve Tribes of Israel", and thus also Jesus of Nazareth, were descended from him. The Abraham of Islam and his son Ishmael, in turn, are considered the progenitors of the Arabs and ancestors of the Prophet Muhammad. Judaism, Christianity and Islam thus refer to Abraham as their progenitor.
These three organ works are musically oriented towards historical circumstances. LA FENETRE SUR L'ETERNITE [The Window to Eternity] consummates these visions and reflections against the backdrop of infinite reality. Seen in this way, the cycle also has an interfaith dimension.
All four works were commissioned by the organist Franz Hauk.
Tracklisting
Robert M. Helmschrott
Robert M. Helmschrott
Kevin Juillerat, Cedric Pecia
Kaya Han
Helene Breschand, Laurence Bancaud, David Joignaux, Wilhem Latchoumia, Christelle Sery, Fanny Vicens, Wang Ying-Chieh, Ensemble Cairn, L'arsenale
Gunter Schwarze
GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, SWR Experimentalstudio, Michael Acker
Georg Katzer, Matthias Bauer, Margarete Huber, Blaservereinigung Berlin, Bernd Casper, Gregorio Garcia Karman, Evelyn Saylor
Marius Neset, Leif Ove Andsnes
Sarah Hennies
Uusinta Ensemble, Eija Kankaanranta, Maria Puusaari, Olga Heikkila, Kamus Quartet
Elizabeth Knatt, David Clements, Rachel Barnes, Scott Taylor
Robert M. Helmschrott
Robert M. Helmschrott
Kevin Juillerat, Cedric Pecia
Kaya Han
