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Of Love and Life

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Composer
Hans Christian Detlefsen
Artist
Ulf Bastlein, Hedayet Djeddikar, Feride Buyukdenktas, Vincent Kusters, Charlie Bo Meijering, Anna So
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Oehms Classics
Released
Aug 21, 2026
Catalog #
OC 1745
UPC
4260330917454

About

Of Love and Life' brings together a selection of songs and song cycles by Hans Christian Detlefsen. His work combines influences from the European avant-garde with non-European soundscapes. Encounters with composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and Gyorgy Ligeti, as well as his study of Javanese gamelan music, shaped his musical language. This is characterised by flexible rhythms and harmonies influenced by Olivier Messiaen. The selected cycles bring together texts from different eras and linguistic regions. French poetry by Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine is paired with Spanish poetry by Luis de Gongora, Federico Garcia Lorca, and St John of the Cross, as well as English-language works by Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Edward Lear, and E. E. Cummings. The settings consistently follow the linguistic structure, unfolding a distinct musical dramaturgy from it that oscillates between intimacy, expressiveness and tonal colour. The featured vocalists are Anna Sophia Theil, Feride Buyukdenktas, Zacharias Galaviz-Guerra, Vincent Kusters and Ulf Bastlein. As the driving force behind the project, Bastlein once again demonstrates his talent for rare song repertoire. They represent a new generation of song interpreters who devote themselves with particular intensity to the contemporary repertoire. The piano accompaniment was provided by Charlie Bo Meijering, Martijn van Sas, Clara Sophia Murnig and Hedayet Jonas Djeddikar.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Élévation 04:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Élévation
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Vincent Kusters, Charlie Bo Meijering
  2. 2 No. 2. Profondeur 02:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Profondeur
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Vincent Kusters, Charlie Bo Meijering
  3. 3 No. 3. Le piano que baise une main frêle 03:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Le piano que baise une main frêle
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Vincent Kusters, Charlie Bo Meijering
  4. 4 No. 1. Si quiero por las estrellas 02:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Si quiero por las estrellas
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Anna Sophia Theil, Martijn van Sas
  5. 5 No. 2. SI mis manos pudieran deshojar 04:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. SI mis manos pudieran deshojar
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Anna Sophia Theil, Martijn van Sas
  6. 6 No. 3. Noche oscura 09:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Noche oscura
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Anna Sophia Theil, Martijn van Sas
  7. 7 No. 1. When I Heard at the Close of the Day 08:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. When I Heard at the Close of the Day
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Zacharías Galaviz-Guerra, Clara Murnig
  8. 8 No. 2. A Glimpse 03:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. A Glimpse
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Zacharías Galaviz-Guerra, Clara Murnig
  9. 9 No. 3. To a Stranger 05:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. To a Stranger
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Zacharías Galaviz-Guerra, Clara Murnig
  10. 10 No. 4. I Heard it was Charged against me 03:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. I Heard it was Charged against me
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Zacharías Galaviz-Guerra, Clara Murnig
  11. 11 No. 1. Wild Nights 01:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Wild Nights
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  12. 12 No. 2. Much Madness 01:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Much Madness
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  13. 13 No. 3. Three Nonsense Poems I 00:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Three Nonsense Poems I
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  14. 14 No. 4. Three Nonsense Poems II 00:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Three Nonsense Poems II
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  15. 15 No. 5. Three Nonsense Poems III 00:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Three Nonsense Poems III
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  16. 16 No. 6. I carry your heart with me 04:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6. I carry your heart with me
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  17. 17 No. 7. Song 03:05
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7. Song
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Feride Büyükdenktas, Hedayet Djeddikar
  18. 18 No. 1. Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen 01:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  19. 19 No. 2. Der Abend 02:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. Der Abend
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  20. 20 No. 3. Bitte 02:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. Bitte
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  21. 21 No. 4. Im Nebel 03:27
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. Im Nebel
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  22. 22 No. 5. Erde, ist es nicht dies, was du willst 03:43
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Erde, ist es nicht dies, was du willst
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  23. 23 No. 6. Komm mit mir in das Cinema 01:25
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 6. Komm mit mir in das Cinema
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  24. 24 No. 7. Am Strande 03:04
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 7. Am Strande
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  25. 25 No. 8. Mein blaues Klavier 02:58
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 8. Mein blaues Klavier
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar
  26. 26 No. 9. Wie leicht wird Erde sein 03:00
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 9. Wie leicht wird Erde sein
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Hans Christian Détlefsen
    Performer
    Ulf Bästlein, Hedayet Djeddikar