Orion Weiss - Arc II (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude
02. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue
03. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Forlane
04. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon
05. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet
06. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: VI. Toccata
07. Variations on a Theme of Schumann, Op. 9
08. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegretto
09. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Largo
10. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61: III. Moderato con moto
11. 11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Excerpts Arr. F. Busoni for Piano): No. 10, Herzlich tut mich verlangen
12. 11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Excerpts Arr. F. Busoni for Piano): No. 11, O Welt, ich muß dich lassen

This album strives to understand the varying ways composers comprehend grief, loss and death. How did they cope, their hearts broken, their peace gone? And how can we cope? In this combination of works Weiss has tried to follow the paths these great composers walked in their own grief. Their tracks lead us from death back towards life, from horror to hope.

Of his Arc album series, Orion Weiss explains: 'The arc of this recital trilogy is inverted, like a rainbow's reflection in water. Arc I's first steps here head downhill, beginning from hope and proceeding down to despair. The bottom of the journey, Arc II, is Earth's centre, grief, loss, the lowest we can reach. The return trip, Arc III, is one of excitement and renewal, filled with the joy of rebirth and the anticipation of a better future.'

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