Theo Jörgensmann &

Albrecht Maurer

Theo Jörgensmann - clarinet

Albrecht Maurer - violin, viola, voice

After Melencolia, Theo Jörgensmann & Albrecht Maurer present their new program Hymns to the Night to coincide with the release of the CD of the same name .


"The movement of the Romantics turned at the threshold of the 19th century against the disenchantment of the world by the Enlightenment, against the cold light of reason and the sober mind. Convinced that the mystery of the world can never be fully deciphered, they turned their gaze to the mystical and fantastic, that is, to the world behind visible things. The "Hymns to the Night" by Novalis, the Romantic poet par excellence, are the poetic expression and culmination of this movement. Novalis speaks of a "poetry of night and twilight".

The magic, depth and complexity of his language inspired Theo Jörgensmann and Albrecht Maurer to use extracts from the "Hymns to the Night" for their musical journey...And so this music seems enraptured, far away from pattern music and from top-heavy construction. It is pure music, fashioned from the diverse musical experiences of a clarinetist and a violist."


Beate Bartlewski, Cologne, January 2017

Dieses Video präsentiert Track 9 der CD Hymnen an die Nacht mit Impressionen Visuals von Albrecht Maurer

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Improvisation in music is like a conversation in the same language. But unlike in a dialogue, the answer is given while the other person is still speaking. This requires great empathy, an intuition of the other person's instructions and, of course, a high level of musical virtuosity. The duo Jörgensmann & Maurer seem to understand each other blindly. As a matter of course, the gentle thread of conversation grows into entire cascades of sound.


Christoph von Fircks



"Theo Jörgensmann and Albrecht Maurer, personalized on the one hand in a wind and on the other in a string instrument, play with a clarity and symbiosis reminiscent of Eric Satie, but also with the fierceness of an afternoon musical contest in the Irish Pub. Entranced by the pleasure of their own being, the two stage a touching love game between spirit and matter as a virtuoso double..."


Robert Bosshard



The dialogues are constantly gripping, often exquisitely exuberant, at times blending what’s ethereal and what comes from the depth of the soil... Every moment sounds auspicious even in presence of cheerless moods, such is the level of sentience transmitted by the pair, in total control of the sound/space/listener triangular relationship. All of the above without a single episode of oily mannerism. A “laudamus” is deserved.


Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes

Apart from this singular duo, the virtuoso clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann has long since gained an international reputation with his own quartet or the Polish Oles brothers. Meanwhile, violinist Albrecht Maurer has made a name for himself with the Kent Carter String Trio, for example. Such intense encounters as in the Duo Melencolia, however, only take place under those rare conditions of improvised music that lead to the secret land of soul mates. It is only surprising that Jörgensmann and Maurer only managed to record their first joint CD on the occasion of their twentieth stage anniversary last year: atmospherically dense and unspeakably detached, captured in a "first take" manner. Almost unbelievable in view of the lively exactness of this music.


Leibnitz Jazzfestival, Österreich



With subtle harmonies and chirpy spikes in the action all tinted with classical overtones, Jörgensmann and Maurer craft a sprawling musical plane amid their synergistic output. As they mimic dour circumstances or transmit a laidback disposition, their framework is balanced. At times they chase the demons away or operate within undulating currents and mystifying passages. The artists align the best of many musical worlds and cast a distinct identity throughout the ebbs and flows, abetted by their sprightly artistic acumen, superior musicianship, and pioneering vision.


Glen Astarita, All about Jazz

This is one for listeners who have "Open Ears"! It is challenging, different and presented by soloist who have complete control of their instruments and know exactly where they want to go! It needed several hearings to appreciate it, but it is well worth it! Will use the music sparingly in the months to come. Thank you for sending this cd to me. Best Wishes for 2012. Regards,

 

Peter Kuller, Australien - Jazz Presenter Radio Adelaide on Digital Radio, on Line and 101.5fm

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Theo Jörgensmann / Albrecht Maurer

Bernt Hahn /

POE

Theo Jörgensmann - clarinet

Albrecht Maurer - violin, viola

Bernt Hahn - speaker

Clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann, violinist Albrecht Maurer and actor and narrator Bernt Hahn create an evening with their own music and literature by Edgar Allen Poe, and together they immerse themselves in the mood of melancholy.


The renowned narrator Bernt Hahn will read "SIOPE" and "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, which are about loneliness and melancholy. In doing so, Bernt Hahn interacts with the musicians, who in turn musically translate the images and moods of the fable. This creates an exciting interaction in which melancholy soaks body and soul like a good red wine.

Theo Jörgensmann and Albrecht Maurer combine the best of a wide variety of musical worlds and lead with independent identity through musical highs and lows. In doing so, they shape with vivid artistic acumen and superior musicality, creating groundbreaking visions." Glen Astarita ("All About Jazz," USA).


Bernt Hahn is one of Germany's most accomplished narrators. Ideal to dare a dialogue and go on a journey together. Bernt Hahn lives the texts he reads with unadorned clarity. Without putting himself in the foreground, he lets the text speak and yet is always present.


With Edgar Allen Poe, the powerful and at the same time intimate and emotional music is juxtaposed with an eloquent and also powerfully writing author, whose language is also musically inspiring.

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