Shifting Gravity / Wintersongs III

WERGO presents first recordings of chamber music works by the Israeli composer Chaya Czernowin: The eponymous series of works, “Shifting Gravity”, from 2008 connects the string quartets “Anea Crystal” with the compositions “Sheva” and ‘”Sahaf”. The second part of the CD consists of the “Winter Songs III” (2003). This WERGO production shows a different side […]

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The Quiet – Works for orchestra

In “The Quiet” (2010) and “Zohar Iver” (2011) Chaya Czernowin reached a turning point: a new orientation which continued in works such as “Esh” (2012), “At the Fringe of our Gaze” (2012/2013), and “White Wind Waiting” (2013). “As I was writing ‘The Quiet’, I was conscious that I had already been wishing for this change […]

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Nikel is a quartet consisting of saxophone, electric guitar, percussion and piano. A mix of traditional and contemporary, these instruments combine to form an alternative chamber music output where electric and acoustic sounds are fused into a unified sonic organism built on a wide, yet discerning musical vocabulary. The continual search for new musical ideas […]

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