Niklas Liepe & NDR Radiophilharmonie - GoldbergReflections (2020) (Hi-Res)

"An experiment … that violinist Niklas Liepe dares to conduct here: to bathe the devil violin cycle of the Paganini Caprices in a new light: 22 contemporary composers have taken part in this experiment. Liepe plays… confidently, without tears… A worthwhile experiment," wrote the press about Niklas Liepe's "Paganini Project", which was published by Sony Classical in 2018. The young German violinist had recorded Paganini's famous caprices in new versions for violin and orchestra in collaboration with the renowned arranger Andreas N. Tarkmann. For his new album "#GoldbergReflections" Liepe has again recorded, in collaboration with Andreas N. Tarkmann, 13 variations from the famous "Goldberg-Variations" by Johann Sebastian Bach in a version for violin and strings. The violinist is accompanied by the NDR Radiophilharmonie under the direction of Jamie Phillips. Liepe has also invited eleven internationally renowned composers such as Moritz Eggert, Sidney Corbett, Wolf Kerschek, Rolf Rudin and Daniel Sundy to compose new variations based on the Bach original. Tarkmann has transposed the variations into a baroque concerto grosso sound. These variations thus create a connection to the original and at the same time frame the new compositions, which bring the "Goldberg Variations", written 280 years ago, into the present

Tracklist

01. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
02. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.1 (Arr. for Violin, Viola, Cello, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
03. Dialogue with Bach - A GoldbergReflection for Violin, Harpsichord & 14 Strings
04. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.7 (Arr. for Violin, Harpischord & String Orchestra by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
05. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.8 (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
06. Goldberg Hallucination Remix for Violin & 18 Strings
07. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.9 (Arr. for Violin, Viola, Cello & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
08. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.10 (Arr. for String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
09. Goldberg's Last Summer for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.13 (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
11. Sleepless after J.S. Bach for Violin & String Orchestra
12. Goldberg Reflections Aria for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.16 (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
14. Four Variations from "Goldberg Spielt" for Violin & String Orchestra
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.19 (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
16. I. Heaven or Hell
17. II. The Elements
18. III. The Moocher
19. IV. Metal Quodlibet
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.21 (Arr. for Violin, Viola, Cello & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.22 (Arr. for String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
22. Sleepless (Goldberg Goes Crazy) for Violin, Harpsichord & String Orchestra
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.25 (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
24. Reflections on a Dream for Violin, Verrophone and String Orchestra
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.29 (Arr. for Violin, Viola, Cello, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var.30 (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra & Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
27. GoldBergHain (Quodlibet on "Kraut und Rüben haben mich vertrieben") for Violin & String Orchestra
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo (Arr. for Violin, String Orchestra and Harpsichord by Andreas N. Tarkmann)
29. I. A Lullaby for a Rose
30. II. A Lullaby for a Wind Flower
31. III. A Lullaby for a Jasmine