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| Label Signum Classics |
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Catalogue number SIGCD 574 |
Release date 02 August 2019 |
Originating as a sexy dance in South America, the ‘chacona’ crossed the Atlantic and established itself in Spain as an irresistible temptation. In 1615 it was banned from Spanish theatres for being ‘lascivious, dishonest, or offensive to pious ears’, but the attractions of the chaconne held sway. From the Ground Up traces its allure from early Spanish chaconnes, through the worlds of Purcell and Piccinini, to Bach’s magisterial example for solo violin. Reanimating the irresistible, Purcell’s ground basses furnish a harmonic groove for readings from Shakespeare accompanied by rapped commentary.
With his inexhaustible enthusiasm for artistic innovation, violinist and conductor Hugo Ticciati embraces the full spectrum of creative expression. Aside from his roles as O/Modernt’s Artistic Director and leader of O/Modernt ensembles, he regularly performs in prominent venues across the globe. Conversely, when taking a break from devising his acclaimed programmes, he can be found improvising with monks in India.
Hugo’s passion for early music and non-Western musical traditions, intertwined with his love for the classical canon and the world of new music, alongside rock and pop, are clearly reflected in his vision for O/Modernt, which he founded in 2011. Similarly, at least forty new works have been written for him by a host of eminent composers, most notably Erkki-Sven Tüür, Pēteris Vasks, Victoria Borisova-Ollas, Albert Schnelzer and Dobrinka Tabakova.
As a soloist and conductor, Hugo frequently collaborates with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Strumentale ‘Città di Prato’. Notable recent highlights include performances with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Kammerakademie Potsdam and Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Hugo frequently gives masterclasses and lectures on music-related subjects at educational institutions throughout Europe and further afield. He is also Deputy Artistic Director of Lilla Akademien, Scandinavia’s leading specialist music school, and he curates the concert season at the recently inaugurated Queen Silvia Concert Hall in Stockholm.
Directed by violinist Hugo Ticciati, the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra is an integral part of O/Modernt. Comprised of top young players from all over Europe, the orchestra performs eclectic and adventurous programmes, with anything from arrangements of medieval motets to Bach, Webern and Metallica. The orchestra regularly collaborates with world-renowned soloists such as Evelyn Glennie, Steven Isserlis, Anne Sofie von Otter and Nils Landgren, as well as jazz artists, rappers, choreographers, rock-balancers and more!
Although only a few years old, the orchestra has gained an international reputation, with performances at the Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Wiener Musikverein and Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam. The O/Modernt players enjoy a wide range of outreach and educational projects in Sweden, the UK and further afield in India.
Westminster Abbey is not just the place where British monarchs were crowned, it's also the place where many English great men were burried. Among those was also Henry Purcell. This final resting place had a double meaning for him: firstly, with his status as a composer he deserved a spot in the abbey, but secondly this was also the location where he worked during the reign of Charles II and William & Mary. Most people will recognise the last aria of Purcell's beloved opera Dido and Aeneas: "Remember me, but ah! forget my fate." More abstract, but less trenchant are his brilliant Fantasias (for viola da gamba) which Purcell composed in the early 1680s. These are small, at times daringly expirimental works, which he carefully dated. Yet, Purcell mostly developed himself as a composer of vocal music, with numerous odes, 'welcome songs', motets (anthems), songs for domestic use (both sacred and secular, both monophonic and polyphonic) and music for theatre.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.
Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.
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