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WINTERREISE at the Künstlerhaus Munich
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At the end of the year, Schubert's Winterreise was heard in a very concentrated atmosphere in the art nouveau hall at the Künstlerhaus Munich in the trio version with the actor Stefan Hunstein, Axel Wolf on the lute and Hugo Siegmeth on saxophone and bass clarinet - despite the 2G+ rule, the response was great.
TRACES TO NOWHERE in Lugano and in the Philharmonie Berlin
The successful premiere of "Traces To Nowhere" at the Brucknerhaus Linz in 2020 was followed this fall by performances on Oct. 30 at the season opening of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana at the LAC Lugano and on Oct. 27 at the Kammermusiksaal of the Philharmonie Berlin with the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, both conducted by Markus Poschner.. The work is based on the third chamber symphony by the Georgian composer Sulchan Nassidze, recomposed by Markus Poschner and expanded to include the duo of saxophone / bass clarinet and piano, which contrasts the original work with improvisational reflections.
The Kronenzeitung about TRACES TO NOWHERE:
"First performed in this version, an expressiveness of the free world of sound revealed itself, in which the string orchestra was fully challenged. The improvisational and emotional contributions of Hugo Siegmeth on the saxophone and on the bass clarinet are grandiose. Markus Poschner switched from the conductor's stand to the piano and conjured up delicate episodes on the piano. "
Premiere ROTARY JAZZ NIGHT
The Rotary Club Bad Tölz has organized and financed the first ROTARY JAZZ NIGHT as part of a cultural promotion project, which will premiere on Youtube on Wednesday, 17.02.21.
The concert was recorded in the Kurhaus in Bad Tölz, video and sound are professionally prepared for the stream by regional companies.The band assembled especially for this evening consists of very well-known names of the jazz scene with the Canadian singer Nina Michelle, the saxophonist Hugo Siegmeth and the top-class rhythm section with Daniel Eppinger, Karsten Gnettner and Stephan Eppinger.
View the concert on Youtube:
Celebrated world premiere of "Traces to Nowhere" at the Brucknerhaus Linz
"Traces To Nowhere" is based on the third chamber symphony by the Georgian composer Sulchan Nassidze, recomposed by Markus Poschner and expanded to include the duo of saxophone / bass clarinet and piano, which contrasts the original work with improvisational reflections. Here the maestro himself switched to the piano, Hugo Siegmeth on the saxophone. The world premiere on October 18, 2020 in the (covid-adapted) sold-out Brucknerhaus in Linz was preceded by an exciting introduction in conversation with Norbert Trawöger, the artistic director of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz.
The Kronenzeitung about the concert:
"First performed in this version, an expressiveness of the free world of sound revealed itself, in which the Steichorchester was fully challenged. The improvisational and emotional contributions of Hugo Siegmeth on the saxophone and on the bass clarinet are grandiose. Markus Poschner switched from the conductor's stand to the grand piano and performed delicate magic Episodes on the piano. "
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WINTERREISE (Oehmsclassics 1898)
WINTERREISE (Oehmsclassics 1898)
Stefan Hunstein, Axel Wolf and Hugo Siegmeth form an intensely charged trio. In this case, this is the true wording, for these recordings were not made like those of an instrumental trio. Hunstein did not recite the texts separately, but ‘live’ to the music, and the two musicians responded to his respective tone spon- taneously. This produced an immediately palpable vitality and an emphatic vehemence: The "Winterreise" as a radio play with music and a text full of highly emotional moments is the outcome of this tangible spontaneity.
Roland Spiegel, BR Classic
