Erkki-Sven Tüür: Lost Prayers

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All are delivered with exemplary drive and luminosity: the Signum Quartett respond vividly to the changing textures of Tüür’s imagined Lost Prayers, while Florian Donderer (violin) and Tanja... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Nov 2020
Catalogue No: 4819540
Label: ECM
Length: 54 minutes

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Tüür: Fata Morgana

Work length13:31

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Harry Traksmann (violin), Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann (piano), Leho Karin (cello)
Recorded: 2019-04-04
Recording Venue: Sendesaal Bremen

Tüür: Synergie

Work length11:06

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Florian Donderer (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello)
Recorded: 2019-04-04
Recording Venue: Sendesaal Bremen

Tüür: Lost Prayers - String Quartet No. 2

Work length14:09

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Signum Quartett (string quartet)
Recorded: 2019-04-04
Recording Venue: Sendesaal Bremen

Tüür: Lichttürme

Work length15:54

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Harry Traksmann (violin), Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann (piano), Leho Karin (cello)
Recorded: 2019-04-04
Recording Venue: Sendesaal Bremen

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Lost Prayers is the first of Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür's New Series recordings to be devoted entirely to his chamber music. Scaled-back instrumental forces, however, are no indicator of reduced expressive power, and the volatility of Tuur's concept emerges forcefully from the first seconds of Fata Morgana which is, with Lichtturme, one of two pieces for violin, violoncello and piano. These pieces are performed by the Estonian trio of Harry Traksmann, Leho Karin and Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann, all of whom have played Tuur's music extensively and made appearances on earlier ECM discs, including Crystallisatio and Oxymoron. The German-based Signum Quartett plays Tuur's Second String Quartet, Lost Prayers, and Signum violinist Florian Donderer also performs Synergie together with cellist Tanya Tetzlaff. Collectively the musicians underline Erkki-Sven Tuur's view that "one can build up a really rich and wide palette of sounds with only three or four instruments. You don't necessarily need a full orchestra to operate with a powerful soundscape." Erkki-Sven Tüür says of this recording: "Manfred Eicher had wanted to record an album focused on my chamber music works for many years, but it was only after I composed Lichtturme that I felt: now we have a set of pieces we could really release together. This chamber music collection is very important to me. "

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February 2021

All are delivered with exemplary drive and luminosity: the Signum Quartett respond vividly to the changing textures of Tüür’s imagined Lost Prayers, while Florian Donderer (violin) and Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) create pools of colour as they stretch and entwine in the aptly titled Synergie.

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