Funk Obsession

Dieses Werk ist eine Hommage Schneiders an Max Reger: Die Orgelsinfonie Nr. 15 unterlässt es, die nicht-steigerbare und nicht-variierbare Regerstilistik zu adaptieren. Im Gegenteil. Mit einem ?glühenden Reduktionismus' werden Motive, Zitate, Fragmente wie einzeln funkelnde Edelsteine aus dem Kontext genommen und neu beleuchtet: Reger aus der Distanz betrachtet, um dem Mysterium dieses genialen Menschen etwas nahezukommen. (Enjott Schneider)Inhalt:?I Obsession and Kontrast?II Einsamkeit?III Fragmente des Fliehens?IV 'Seele, vergiss nicht die Toten!' / Orgue

Written as a commission by the Stichting de Inrichting foundation of Wijk bij Duurstede (the Netherlands) Rob Goorhuis Requiem voor de mens (Requiem for Man) on lyrics by André van Zwieten was composed in the year 2001. This work for choir andwind-band greatly impressed the audience whilst its composer remained obsessed by its war theme. When he subsequently heard that the Rundfunk Blasorchester from the German town of Leipzig -a place not far from Colditz - was to dedicate a CDto his work Rob Goorhuis got the idea to process some of the themes from his Requiem for Man into an instrumental composition about the famous Colditz castle. a place still bearing the scars of war. From 1933 to 1934 the castle was aSchutzhaftlager. During the Second World War it was used as a prison for senior officers. From this prison many escapes were undertaken which even resulted in the castle being nicknamed The Escape School. In the seventies a television-seriesabout this period made the castle very well-known with the public at large.The despondent tone of the opening theme underscores the sadness caused by wars and violence. Nevertheless the works ending is hopeful and triumphant. Peace iscelebrated but with the hope for a lasting peace sadly remaining a topical issue to the present moment.

The firey Texas blues of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited a global revival in traditional blues/rock guitar in the 1980s creating a vital alternative to synth-driven pop trends and the technique-obsessed speed masters of Los Angeles rock.Jamie Humpries gives you a note-by-note guide to five of the Texas blues hero's greatest including the funky Couldn't Stand The Weather the rockin' blues of Rude Mood and the stunning Hendrix-inspired ballad Lenny. Every lick and riff is explained so you can closer than ever before to Stevie's awe-inspiring style of the blues.