Enjott Schneider (DE) "Despair & Longing" - Susanne Kessel, piano - 1,50 €

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"Despari & Longing" by german composer Enjott Schneider is dedicated to Susanne Kessel.

It is part of Vol. 9 of Susanne Kessel's global composition project

"250 piano pieces for Beethoven"

Susanne Kessel invited 250 composers from all over the world to write new piano pieces for Beethoven's 250th anniversary in the year 2020. All pieces refer to Beethoven's music and/or his life.
Susanne Kessel played the world premieres of all the piano pieces in Beethoven's birthtown Bonn. And further performances also in other cities and countries.

All pieces are published within a high quality sheet music edition by EDITIONS MUSICA FERRUM / London.

You can find the sheet music of this piece in Vol. 9 of the project's edition.

All information about the project - and SHOP:
www.250-piano-pieces-for-beethoven.com

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Enjott Schneider über sein piano piece „Despair & Longing“:

„Eine Metamorphose zu Ehren von Beethovens 250. Geburtstag. Die Verzweiflung, meist unterdrückt, wird durch die unendliche Sehnsucht gemindert, die sich in einer kleinen Melodie auszudrücken vermag. Beethovens Goethe-Vertonung „Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, weiß was ich leide“ zieht sich als Leitmotiv durch mein eigenes Leben, das parallel zu Beethoven in 2020 den 70. Geburtstag feiern darf.
Es ist in Erinnerung an meine Mutter komponiert, die vor wenigen Wochen gestorben ist und völlig überraschend – als ich schon an meinem Kompositionsprojekt war – dieses Wort „Sehnsucht“ wählte, um unsere Beziehung zu beschreiben.
Goethes Worte, die auch Beethoven faszinierten und die er in drei Versionen vertonte:
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt weiss, was ich leide! / Allein und abgetrennt von aller Freude, / seh‘ ich ans Firmament nach jener Seite. /
Ach! Der mich liebt und kennt ist in der Weite. / Es schwindelt mir, es brennt mein Eingeweide. / Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, weiss was ich leide!
(Lied der Mignon aus Goethes „Wilhelm Meister“-Roman)“

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released April 10, 2019
Executive Producer: Susanne Kessel
Recording Producer: Stephan Schmidt
Steinway D: Schoke Flügel & Pianos
Sheet Music: Editions Musica Ferrum / London
Supported by BTHVN2020 Jubiläumsgesellschaft gGmbH

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German pianist Susanne Kessel invited 250 composers all around the globe to write piano pieces "for Beethoven". In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250 anniversary in the year 2020, thshe plays all the 250 p ieces and publishes the sheet music within 10 festive Volumes at Editions Musica Ferrum / London. ... more

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