Orchestra
for Piano, Vibraphone and String Orchestra
Theme
ÜberBach is a cycle of five double concertos for piano, vibraphone and string orchestra. Bach’s music is the point of departure for a metamorphosis in which his themes and motifs become musical seeds, merging with my own language and growing into something new.
Instrumentation
Piano, Vibraphone, Strings (8/7/6/4/2) min.(5/5/4/3/1)
Movements
Concerto No. 1 Infinite Games I. Halleluja II. Canon in C, after BWV 1072 III. Empty Set, after BWV 54 IV. Prelude in C, after BWV 924 V. In Midair, after BWV 245 Concerto No. 2 As Above so Below I. Folia, after BWV 21, BWV 847 and BWV245 II. Sinfonia, after BWV 21 III. Prelude in C Minor, after BWV 847 Concerto No. 3 Fuge Like a Passion I. Canon in G, after BWV 1078 II. Little G, after BWV 578 Concerto No. 4 Newton's Law I. Choral Prelude, after BWV 617 II. Fuga XX, after BWV 889 Concerto No. 5 I. Aria, after BWV 170 II. Toccata, after BWV 538
Duration
00:57:00 Approximately
Release
2016 ÜberBach, Neue Meister / Edel Sebastian Knauer, piano Pascal Schumacher, vibraphone Zürcher Kammerorchester.
Recording
2025 Sebastian Knauer, piano Pascal Schumacher, vibraphone Zürcher Kammerorchester, Zurich Switzerland
Awards
ECHO Klassik 2017 German Classical Charts - Top 20
Selected Performances
- 22.11.16, Tonhalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- 13.07.17, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
- 10.10.19, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- 24.10.21, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany