Arash Safaian: Über Bach

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Label
Neue Meister
Release Date
October 28, 2016
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SAFAIN, ARASH
    • PERFORMER
      Knauer, Schumacher, Zurcher Kammerorchester, Zimmerman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 28, 2016
    • UPC
      885470008257
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      0300825NM
    • LABEL
      Neue Meister
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Halleluja (after J.S. Bach's Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142: Alleluia)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    2. II. Canon in C (after J.S. Bach's Kanon zu acht Stimmen, BWV 1072)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Arash Safaian, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    3. III. Empty Set (after J.S. Bach's Widerstehe doch der Sunde, BWV 54: Aria)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Arash Safaian

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    4. IV. Prelude in C (after J.S. Bach's Prelude in C Major, BWV 924)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer

    5. V. In Midair (after J.S. Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part II: Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    6. I. Folia (after J.S. Bach's BWV 21, 847 and 245)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    7. II. Sinfonia (after J.S. Bach's Ich hatte viel Bekummernis, BWV 21)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    8. III. Prelude in C Minor (after J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    9. Modulation: Looping Bach

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Arash Safaian, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    10. I. Canon in G (after J.S. Bach's Kanon zu seiben Stimmen und Basso ostinato, BWV 1078)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    11. II. Little G (after J.S. Bach's Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Arash Safaian, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    12. I. Choral Prelude (after J.S. Bach's Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    13. II. Fuga XX (after J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893: Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer, Pascal Schumacher

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    14. I. Aria (after J.S. Bach's Vergnugte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170: Aria: Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann

    15. II. Toccata (after J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538, "Dorian": Toccata)

      Composer: Arash Safaian

      Ensemble: Zürich Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Sebastian Knauer

      Conductor: Willi Zimmermann


The UberBach album is a collection of compositions by the Munich-based composer Arash Safaian on themes by Johann Sebastian Bach. Safaian starts off with various pieces by Bach- chorales, orchestral works, organ and clavier music- and works with them to create five concertos for piano, vibraphone and chamber orchestra. Arash Safaian’s musical partner is the internationally acclaimed pianist Sebastian Knauer. Sebastian Knauer writes of this project: “When I heard the first example of UberBach, I was enthusiastic about the project at once. The virtuosity of the piano part, the melodiousness of the compositions and the closely woven sound made a deep impression on me. I imagined I was listening to Bach and yet it sounded too modern for the original.” He called his long-time musical partner, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the very next day and organized the recording. Arash Safaian is an artist, composer, and producer. He is the son of artist Ali Akbar Safaian, an important representative of Iranian modernism. Born in Teheran, he grew up in Bayreuth, where he was exposed to Richard Wagner’s operas at an early age. Alongside his interest in music, painting and sculpture shaped his childhood and youth. He has made his mark as a composer with orchestral works, ensemble pieces, film music and operas. He currently lives and works in Munich.