From the Ground Up: The Chaconne O/Modernt

• William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616):
• 1 Sound the Trumpet 00:49
• Alberto Mesirca, Elsa Bradley, Gareth Lubbe, Hugo Ticciati, Johannes Marmén, Jordi Carrasco Hjelm & Julian Arp:
• 2 Ground (Improvisation) 01:43
• Domenico Pellegrini (16?? - 1682): Armoniosi concerti sopra la chitarra spagnuola:
• 3 Armoniosi concerti sopra la chitarra spagnuola: Chiaccona in parte variate alla vera spagnuola 04:13
• Anonymous:
• 4 Yo soy la locura 02:26
• Dušan Bogdanović (b. 1955):
• 5 Suite Breve: IV. Chaconne 01:41
• Anonymous:
• 6 Vuestros ojos tienen d’amor no sé qué 02:21
• Alessandro Piccinini (1566 - 1638): Intavolatura per Liuto et di Chitarrone, I libro:
• 7 Intavolatura per Liuto et di Chitarrone, I libro: Ciaccona in partite variate 01:28
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004:
• 8 Partita in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: Ciaccona 14:05
• Alberto Mesirca, Gareth Lubbe, Hugo Ticciati, Johannes Marmén, Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, Julian Arp:
• 9 Being (Improvisation) 04:49
• Henry Purcell ( 1659 - 1695):
• 10 Chacony in G Minor, Z. 730 02:27
• Alberto Mesirca, Gareth Lubbe:
• 11 Breath (Improvisation) 05:41
• Johannes Marmén (b. 1980):
• 12 Inside One Breath 01:36
• Henry Purcell:
• 13 Chaconne Ground in D Minor Remix 03:59
• 14 Dido’s Lament Remix 04:31
• 15 Two Grounds in C Minor Remix 03:35
• Total Runtime 55:24

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Originating as a sexy South American dance, the chaconne crossed the Atlantic to sixteenth-century Spain, where it acquired a reputation as a dangerous pleasure. Constructed on repeating ground basses, the form’s sinuous flexibility articulated two facets of the modernist urge to self-expression: the boisterous delights of turning the world upside down and the sweet sadness of melancholy introspection.

From the Ground Up: The Chaconne explores the history of the chaconne in Spain and Italy, and its acceptance into high musical culture. In England it became a chief inspiration for Purcell, while in Germany it triggered the sublime achievement of Bach’s ‘Ciaccona’ from the Partita in D minor for Solo Violin. Also springing from this fertile soil are works by contemporary composers Johannes Marmén and Dušan Bogdanović, and three sets of improvisations – ‘Ground’, ‘Breath’, ‘Being’ – based on themes from Purcell. These include the elemental art of overtone singing, performed by Gareth Lubbe, who studied with the Tuvan people of Siberia. Returning to the chaconne’s Renaissance roots, readings from Shakespeare by actor Sam West inspire extempore reflections by beat poet Baba Israel.

Samuel West, reader
Hugo Ticciati, violin
Johannes Marmén, violin
Gareth Lubbe, viola & overtone singer
Julian Arp, cello
Jordi Carrasco Hjelm, double bass
Alberto Mesirca, guitar, theorbo
Christoph Sommer, guitar, theorbo
Karl Nyhlin, guitar, theorbo
Nora Thiele, percussion
Leandro Mancini-Olivos, percussion
Elsa Bradley, percussion
Cecilia Knudtsen, viola da gamba
Luciana Mancini, mezzosoprano
Baba Israel, beat poet
Henrik Måwe, piano
Svante Henryson, electric bass

O/Modernt
Jugendliche Spielfreude kombiniert mit höchstem Anspruch bringen die jungen Musiker des O/Modernt Kammerorchesters auf die Bühne. Gegründet und geleitet von Geiger Hugo Ticciati ist das Orchester Herz des gleichnamigen Festivals in Stockholm, für das jedes Jahr neue außergewöhnliche Projekte entwickelt werden. Ihr Name O/Modernt ist schwedisch für unmodern und steht für ihre Offenheit gegenüber jeglichen Stilrichtungen. Jedes Konzert der "Wilden Schweden" (Der Tagesspiegel) ist ein Erlebnis für sich!

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