Kebyart

With this album, fittingly entitled Traum der Jugend, the young musicians of Kebyart see a longstanding dream come true. Drawn by its eagerness to reveal new soundworlds, the saxophone quartet has interwoven works from different epochs and given them a new, unconventional guise through its own arrangements. Taking Jorg Widmann's 7 Capricci as a starting point - a work specially written for the quartet which sparked the idea of this recording - Kebyart draws a myriad of musical connections that journey from Felix Mendelssohn, one of Widmann's favourite composers, to Johann Sebastian Bach, himself a source of inspiration to Mendelssohn. The programme culminates with a tribute to Fanny Mendelssohn, whose skilful compositions played a key role in developing the musical personality of her brother Felix.

Jörg Widmann (b. 1973) , Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) , Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

• Jörg Widmann: 7 Capricci
  +Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio & Fuga "4 Stücke für Streichquartett" op. 81; Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr aus "Paulus"Lied ohne Worte op. 30 Nr. 4 & op. 67 Nr. 2
  +Johann Sebastian Bach: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 662; Passacaglia BWV 582
  +Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: O Traum der Jugend, o goldner Stern & Il Saltarello romano aus "4 Lieder für Klavier" op. 6