No. 3: argue about o heiland and shchedryk

Ralf Kaupenjohann, accordionist, and Markus Emanuel Zaja, clarinetist, met at the end of December for a recording session under difficult conditions - in an old airplane hangar from 1920.

In 2022/5783 it was the first wartime Christmas or wartime Chanukah that we experienced. The reports of parents and grandparents seemed so distant and unreal to us for decades.... and now, still without having to pick up a gun ourselves, it's like this: we have war.

At this time of year, musical pieces that mention ancient legends are common.
They are ancient songs that call all the living to hope for peace - nothing less is at stake.

We explored these things in improvisations over two melodies.

Thus, "o heiland reiß die himmel auf," a song from the Thirty Years' War in Europe that calls for peace, and "shchedryk" from Ukraine, known in English-speaking countries as Carol of the Bells, come together.

You don't have to do anything now, maybe you just want to listen.

Maybe you can help somewhere in the world.

kzrme.de



    Classical
    • 117 bpm
    • Key: D