In the Spirit of Freedom

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Label
Gramola Records
Release Date
November 28, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Joachim Brugge
    • PERFORMER
      bayerische kammerphilharmonie, Thomas Oberleitner, Rodrigo Alegre Vargas, Monja Heuler
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 28, 2025
    • UPC
      9003643993525
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GRAM99352
    • LABEL
      Gramola Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. I Believe in You, My Soul

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Thomas Oberleitner

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    2. II. O Captain! My Captain!

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Rodrigo Alegre Vargas, Thomas Oberleitner

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    3. III. Variations

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Thomas Oberleitner

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    4. IV. The Mystic Trumpeter (Joy! All over Joy!)

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Rodrigo Alegre Vargas, Thomas Oberleitner

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    5. I. Do You Know the Waltz? (after J. Brahms' 16 Waltzes, Op. 39)

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Monja Heuler

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    6. II. Moderato

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Monja Heuler

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    7. III. Paraphrase, Op. 77 (after J. Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77)

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Monja Heuler

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    8. IV. Variations (after N. Paganini's 24 Caprices, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A Minor)

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Monja Heuler

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    9. I. Griegerian (not Gregorian, like the Final!): A Tribute to Holberg Suite

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    10. II. A Promise in F

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    11. III. Adagio, "All Truths Wait in All Things"

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    12. IV. Minuet from Old Times

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    13. V. Mr. Perotin's Resume

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    14. I. In the Spirit of Tuonela

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    15. II. Luonnotar and the Female Spirit

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    16. III. Trolls from Utgard

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    17. IV. Asgards Arcadia

      Composer: Joachim Brügge

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar

    18. 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (arr. J. Brügge for harmonica and orchestra)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

      Performer: Monja Heuler

      Conductor: Alexander Drčar


In a time of widespread crisis and social upheaval, this album by the title "In The Spirit of Freedom" by composer and musicologist Joachim Brugge aims above all to emphasize the idea of inspiring subjects - instead of stagnation through mainstream and routine. The idea of freedom naturally forms the indispensable prerequisite for a self-determined life, as shown in the first piece "In The Spirit of Freedom", with references to Ludwig van Beethoven and Walt Whitman. "In The Spirit of Brahms" thematizes an adaptation of individual works by Johannes Brahms, such as some waltzes from Op. 39 and the Violin Concerto, Op. 77. "In The Spirit of History" reflects the seemingly self-evident availability of almost 1000 years of music history in the digital age, with a recourse from the Middle Ages (Perotin) to the 19th century (Edvard Grieg). Finally, "In The Spirit of Fairy Tales" opens up a final perspective on motifs from Finnish fairy tales (in the spirit of Jean Sibelius), with a broad spectrum of fascinating characters, stories and music. The chamber ensemble Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie is conducted by Alexander Drcar, and is supported by soloists Thomas Oberleitner, trumpet, Rodrigo Alegre Vargas, tenor und Monja Heuler, harmonica.