Arvo Pärt
Orient & Occident for string orchestra
Arvo Pärt
Fratres (version for solo violin and strings)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Concerto funebre for violin and string orchestra
Peter Tchaikovsky
Serenade for strings in C major op. 48
Michael Barenboim Violin
RistoJoost Conductor
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
Michael Barenboim is deeply convinced that challenges can be found everywhere in the infinite cosmos of music, the mastering of which opens up new perspectives on both unknown and well-known pieces. Born into a legendary family of musicians, he - whose father Daniel Barenboim and mother Elena Bashkirova introduced him to the great world of music as a child - has already premiered numerous new compositions. With Hartmann's soul-searching Concerto, which is based on two chorales, and the touchingly meditative music "Fratres" by the famous Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, Barenboim plays his favorite pieces! Another highlight: Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, a deeply romantic work with a dance-like, swinging lightness. "I wrote it out of an inner impulse. It is a piece from the heart," said Tchaikovsky.
