Ebenbild

Ebenbild weaves the story of a famous tune into one endlessly braided volume. Music and language, old and new, original and variations, form a continuous narrative.

There are melodies that accompany us throughout our lives. They are twisted and turned, they can inspire, give hope or consolation. For Johann Sebastian Bach, it was a simple hymn: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden. He used that melody again and again, in various settings, in some of his greatest works. It runs throughout his life like a connecting thread, as it does in this concept album: Ebenbild is a continuous narrative that blurs the boundaries of musical genres and those between music and language.

“Entirely in the spirit of romantic charm and French elegance, the 4 Preludes to Infinity from 2013 by the Dutchman Theo Verbey [1959–2019] awakens the longing for the past as well as for the future.”

1 HANS LEO HASSLER [1564 – 1612] Diminutionen über das Madrigal
Mein Gmüth ist mir verwirret
2 TEXTSTROPHE I Mein Gmüth ist mir verwirret …
3-6 JOHANN GOTTLIEB JANITSCH [1708 – 1762] Quadro g-moll über
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden [Largo – Allegretto – Adagio – Vivace]
7 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [1685 – 1750] Choral Erkenne mich, mein Hüter BWV244 Nr. 2
8 TEXTSTROPHE II Ach daß sie mich thet fragen …
9 FREDERICK SEPTIMUS KELLY [1881 – 1916] Romance für Streichtrio h-Moll
10 J. S. BACH Choral O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden BWV244 Nr. 63
11 TEXTSTROPHE III Reichlich ist sie gezieret …
12-13 CHARLES BOCHSA [~1760 – 1821] Quatuor en ré mineur *
Allegro ma non troppo con expressione – Rondo moderato
14 J. S. BACH Choral Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden BWV244 Nr. 72
15 TEXTSTROPHE IV Ich kann nicht ganz erzehlen …
16-19 THEO VERBEY [1959 – 2019] 4 Préludes to Infinity [2013]
Mysterious – Restless – Religious – Luminous
20 J. S. BACH Wie soll ich dich empfangen BWV248 Pt 1: Nr. 5
21 TEXTSTROPHE V Aber ich muß auffgeben …
22 J. S. BACH Fuga a 3 Soggetti [Schlussfuge] aus Die Kunst der Fuge BWV1080