Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – First Strings on Mars (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:02:33 minutes | 628 MB | Genre: Jazz
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“I don’t think I have ever known a musician with quite the level of openness to people, to emotions, to musical languages, and the capacity to make them his own as Florian Willeitner. He is a stunningly good violinist, and I discover something new every time I hear him.” Paul Zauner, Founder & Artistic Director, INNtöne Festival
In the past the violin in jazz could sometimes seem a bit exotic, even outlandish, but all that has changed. Classical music and jazz are no longer mutually exclusive worlds; these days they enrich each other, and it is the norm for string instruments to take centre stage. The ACT label has played its part in this transformation, with artists such as the Bartolomey/Bittmann duo, the radio.string.quartet.vienna and the incomparable Adam Baldych among the pioneers who created the paradigm shift, and who continue to take their music in new directions.
And yet, as violinist/composer Florian Willeitner from Passau in Southern Germany sees it, there is still further to go: “The full potential of the violin, with its unique versatility and its kaleidoscopic possibilities of timbre and texture, is rarely to be heard in conventional jazz settings.”
And from this he has derived his credo as both composer and instrumentalist: “It is my firm belief that in order to write music which uses the violin’s great spectrum of possibilities, it is crucial not just to have an awareness of the classical tradition, but also of the many other cultures which feature string instruments prominently and in which unique approaches and techniques have been developed. To blend these different ingredients into a transcultural style which is respectful to each of these distinct traditions is what inspires me.”
Tracklist:
01. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Novemberlicht (06:40)
02. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Fragile (06:44)
03. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Reminiscence (05:03)
04. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Brazil Imported (06:45)
05. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Dark Romance or the Short Life of Mister Gimli Hope (06:02)
06. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – The Green Wind (04:49)
07. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – The Swindler (04:45)
08. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Searching (10:12)
09. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Hochkar (07:26)
10. Florian Willeitner, Georg Breinschmid & Igmar Jenner – Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (04:02)
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