The Hilliard Ensemble, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen - Bach, Webern: Ricercar (2003)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 313 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 148 MB | 01:09:00
Genre: Classical | Label: ECM New Series
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 313 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 148 MB | 01:09:00
Genre: Classical | Label: ECM New Series
The conceit that informs this disc is that Bach and Webern's meditations of life, death, and eternity are essentially complementary, that Bach's Lutheran faith and Baroque aesthetic and Webern's Catholic faith and Modernist aesthetic speak of a shared belief in the luminous and the numinous. Indeed, so pervasive is the conceit that complementary performances of Webern's orchestration of Bach's Ricercata in six voices from The Musical Offering opens and closes the disc. And so successful is the conceit that this otherwise tired trick is incredibly effective.