Schöpfung Bach

"With Sven Helbig you can hear the movement of the universe." (Webzine "Drowned in Sound")

Performers
Thomas Zehetmair . Violin & Conductor
Sven Helbig . Live electronics
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049

with interludes by Sven Helbig

"Bach's music seems to be eternal, like a natural phenomenon, like nature itself. Therein lies the incredible vitality of Bach's art, its greatness and immutability in time." (Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer)

It is pure life. For Johann Sebastian Bach, music with its laws of harmony reflects the order of creation and is itself part of the greater whole. It can imitate birdsong, thunder and lightning, laughter and tears and at the same time guide people's minds, emotions and consciences. With Bach, the "Leonardo da Vinci" of music, the highest art of composition and a passionate thirst for discovery are two sides of the same coin. In the Brandenburg Concertos, for example, he experimented with a wide variety of solo instruments. They are a "reflection of the diversity of creation", says Sven Helbig, "especially through the variety of instrument combinations." The electronic artist juxtaposes the Brandenburg No. 2-5 with several interludes, in which he also transfers the organizing principles of nature to electronic music, creating a contemporary sound synthesis. After the great moment "Local Heroes 4.0" and the world premiere "Holo Harmonies", the SKO and chief conductor and violinist Thomas Zehetmair are now looking forward to another milestone with Helbig's art. "With Sven Helbig you can hear the movement of the universe." (Webzine "Drowned in Sound")