Jazzrausch Bigband Beethoven`s Breakdown
With "Beethoven's Breakdown" the Jazzrausch Bigband is honouring the pioneering composer in its own way. Not by being historically authentic or by preserving him in aspic, but in a manner that befits Beethoven the radical innovator. Just as he revolutionized the history of music, the equally forward-looking JRBB has pushed ahead with its bold concept of orchestral techno-jazz.
The Beethoven 250th anniversary on 17 December 2020 is an event of national significance in Germany. It even finds its way into the text of the Federal Government's coalition agreement, where it is stated that the anniversary "offers outstanding opportunities for Germany as a cultural nation both at home and abroad. That is why the preparations for this important anniversary are task for the nation." Jazzrausch Bigband got the memo straight away. With their album "Beethoven's Breakdown" the band is honouring the pioneering composer in its own way. Not by being historically authentic or by preserving him in aspic, but in a manner that befits Beethoven the radical innovator. Just as he revolutionized the history of music, the equally forward-looking JRBB has pushed ahead with its bold concept of orchestral techno-jazz...
Line up:Jazzrausch Bigband
directed and produced by Roman Sladek
Special guest: Nils Landgren / trombone on Sonata I - IV
Recorded by Umberto Echo at Dorian Gray Studios, Eichenau / Munich in August 2019
Mixed by Umberto Echo
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Track List:
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’ ( Ludwig van Beethoven)05:59
- Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92 – II, Allegretto ( Ludwig van Beethoven)06:02
- Sonata I – Allegro Spirituoso ( Leonhard Kuhn)11:44
- Sonata II – Scherzo ( Leonhard Kuhn)07:30
- Sonata III – Largo ( Leonhard Kuhn)05:39
- Sonata IV – Finale ( Leonhard Kuhn)07:01
- String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 131 – Part I ( Ludwig van Beethoven)06:53
- String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 131 – Part II ( Ludwig van Beethoven)05:09