Kebyart – Traum der Jugend (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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 Jörg 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.

Tracklist:
01. Kebyart – I. Ascensió (01:57)
02. Kebyart – II. Walzer (01:01)
03. Kebyart – III. Noises (00:32)
04. Kebyart – IV. Corale 1 a 4 voci (02:46)
05. Kebyart – V. Keys (01:18)
06. Kebyart – VI. Corale 2 a 8 voci (01:16)
07. Kebyart – VII. Zirkusparade (02:42)
08. Kebyart – Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81: No. 3, Capriccio (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (05:47)
09. Kebyart – Paulus, Op. 36, Pt. 1: Choral. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (01:23)
10. Kebyart – Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662 (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (06:38)
11. Kebyart – Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81: No. 4, Fuga (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (04:57)
12. Kebyart – Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (10:56)
13. Kebyart – Lied ohne Worte, Op. 30: No. 4, Agitato e con fuoco (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (02:54)
14. Kebyart – Lied ohne Worte, Op. 67: No. 2, Allegro leggiero (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (02:33)
15. Kebyart – Four Lieder for Piano, Op. 6: No. 3, Andante cantabile “O Traum der Jugend, o goldner Stern” (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (03:27)
16. Kebyart – Four Lieder for Piano, Op. 6: No. 4, Allegro molto “Il Saltarello romano” (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet by Kebyart) (03:19)