Time & Eternity
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JOHN ZORN / KARL AMADEUS HARTMANN / FRANK MARTIN / LUBOŠ FIŠER / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Time & Eternity
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Camerata Bern
[ Alpha Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 13 September 2019
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Time and Eternity. Always in search of powerful musical experiences, the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Camerata Bern - of which she has just taken over the artistic direction - here juxtapose Hartmann's Concerto funebre, composed in 1939 to express his indignation at the Nazis' terror, and the Polyptyque for violin and orchestra that Frank Martin wrote in 1973 for Yehudi Menuhin, a work inspired by six scenes from the Passion of Christ painted by Duccio di Buoninsegna around 1310. The Kyrie from Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame, composed half a century after the altarpiece and heard here in an arrangement for strings, is interspersed between the movements, along with Bach chorales, 'as an invocation of eternal consolation'. A Polish folksinger interprets the Jewish song 'Eliyahu hanavi', which expresses the hope of salvation and which Hartmann quotes in his concerto. Six hundred years of music to 'make the victims' voices heard', says Patricia Kopatchinskaja. The album opens with Kol Nidrei by John Zorn (born 1953), in response to the eponymous prayer spoken by a representative of the Jewish community. A Catholic priest and an Orthodox priest also say a short prayer.
"This is very much a concept album and, as such, it needs to be listened to as programmed. Kopatchinskaja's playing is daring in her use of extreme dynamics, sometimes down to a spidery whisper. She is never afraid to produce a harsh, uningratiating sound...but there is sweetness too, especially from Camerata Bern in those Bach chorales...Not easy listening, but strongly recommended." Gramophone Editor's Choice November 2019
"Camerata Bern accompanies the violinist on this latest foray into the meaning of life, the universe and everything" BBC Music Five Stars. Concerto Choice November 2019
Tracks:
anon.: Kol Nidre (Cantor)
Zorn: Kol Nidre
anon.: Elijahu Hanawi
Hartmann, K: Concerto Funèbre for violin & string orchestra
N. N. Ikonnikow, Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Unsterbliche Opfer (Arr. for String Orchestra and Accordion) - War Cadenza (Improvisation)
anon.: Boze Ojcze, przebaczenie jest wielkim darem
anon.: Dwa serduszka
Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame: Kyrie (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Martin, F: Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: I. Image des Rameaux
Bach, J S: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "Ach großer König" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Martin, F: Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: II. Image de la Chambre haute
Bach, J S: Choral "Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht", BWV 265 (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Martin, F: Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: III. Image de Juda
Bach, J S: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "Durch dein Gefängnis" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
Martin, F: Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: IV. Image de Géthsémané
Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245: Wer hat dich so geschlagen
Martin, F: Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: V. Image du Jugement
Fiser: Crux for Violin, Timpani and Bells
Martin, F: Polyptyque for Violin and Two Small String Orchestras: VI. Image de la Glorification
anon.: Christus ist auferstanden
Bach, J S: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Choral "Ach großer König" (Transcription for String Orchestra)
