Ensemble Cosmedin: SERAPHIM
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| Product.Nr.: | ACD6074 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Ensemble Cosmedin - Christoph und Stephanie Haas |
| Label | Animato |
| Release | 01.02.2005 |
product description
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) and Christoph Haas (*1953): The bold chants of a 12th-century mystic encounter meditative and rhythmic instrumental compositions by a 21st-century percussionist.
At the heart of this collaboration is Hildegard's great chant to the angels: her most daring composition, spanning a range of two and a half octaves. "Almost imperceptibly, the organ tone played on the tambura emerges from the silence. The voice winds its way up, shining step by step, to shine like a star at the top. This music breathes both a wonderful inner peace and an almost otherworldly joy. The chants of Hildegard von Bingen and the instrumental compositions of Christoph Haas convey a kind of audible silence. The unpretentious dedication of the performers, who lend the music a maximum of soothing authenticity, is deeply touching." (Gabriele Karen Metsker, February 2005)
Hildegard's chants are presented in an outstanding interpretation by the Ensemble Cosmedin, orchestrated for tubular bells, slide chitra tambura, percussion, and arranged by Christoph Haas, one of the most important spiritual musicians of the present. His instrumental compositions for psalter tambura, bowed tambura, chimes, and cymbals comment on and reflect the medieval chants, making similarities between the sacred music of the European Middle Ages and oriental music audible, bridging the gap between the Occident and the Orient.
"These subtle sound islands challenge the entire spectrum of sensitive listening, leading deep into the heart of reality. Perhaps the deepest connection between the music of Christoph Haas and Hildegard von Bingen can be seen here, as they open the way for the transcendent. Stephanie and Christoph Haas engage in a dialogue across the boundaries of time: melodies of a 12th-century liturgical composer confronted and merged with the compositions of a 21st-century percussionist. The Ensemble Cosmedin realizes a cross-cultural vision musically: the vision of a human rooted on earth but reaching into the heavens." (Dr. Barbara Stühlmeyer)
At the heart of this collaboration is Hildegard's great chant to the angels: her most daring composition, spanning a range of two and a half octaves. "Almost imperceptibly, the organ tone played on the tambura emerges from the silence. The voice winds its way up, shining step by step, to shine like a star at the top. This music breathes both a wonderful inner peace and an almost otherworldly joy. The chants of Hildegard von Bingen and the instrumental compositions of Christoph Haas convey a kind of audible silence. The unpretentious dedication of the performers, who lend the music a maximum of soothing authenticity, is deeply touching." (Gabriele Karen Metsker, February 2005)
Hildegard's chants are presented in an outstanding interpretation by the Ensemble Cosmedin, orchestrated for tubular bells, slide chitra tambura, percussion, and arranged by Christoph Haas, one of the most important spiritual musicians of the present. His instrumental compositions for psalter tambura, bowed tambura, chimes, and cymbals comment on and reflect the medieval chants, making similarities between the sacred music of the European Middle Ages and oriental music audible, bridging the gap between the Occident and the Orient.
"These subtle sound islands challenge the entire spectrum of sensitive listening, leading deep into the heart of reality. Perhaps the deepest connection between the music of Christoph Haas and Hildegard von Bingen can be seen here, as they open the way for the transcendent. Stephanie and Christoph Haas engage in a dialogue across the boundaries of time: melodies of a 12th-century liturgical composer confronted and merged with the compositions of a 21st-century percussionist. The Ensemble Cosmedin realizes a cross-cultural vision musically: the vision of a human rooted on earth but reaching into the heavens." (Dr. Barbara Stühlmeyer)