Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Alexander Borodin, Arvo Pärt, Giacomo Puccini, Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer: Ensemble K, Ensemble Sequenza 9.3, Manon Galy
Conductor: Simone Menezes
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus
Catalogue: ACC30567
Release: 2022
Size: 692 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Puccini: Messa a quattro voci, SC 6 “Messa di Gloria”
01. I. Kyrie
02. IIa. Gloria
03. IIb. Et in terra pax
04. IIc. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
05. IId. Cum Sancto Spiritu
Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002
06. V. Sarabande
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 4, W424
07. I. Prelúdio
08. Pärt: In spe
Borodin: Prince Igor
09. Polovtsian Dances (Arr. V. Paulet for Orchestra)
The concept of “metanoia” – that, which goes beyond thought – most commonly describes a change in the way of seeing and thinking about things. With this recording, Italo Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes and her chamber orchestra “K”, together with the choir Sequenza 9.3, go on a musical journey to find moments of “metanoia” in the lives and works of composers such as Giacomo Puccini, Arvo Pärt, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alexander Borodin as well as Johann Sebastian Bach.
Simone Menezes is a visionary musician, known for her creativity and innovative spirit and ability to brilliantly combine classical and contemporary repertoire. Whether as the founder and artistic director of chamber music ensemble “K”, as a coveted guest conductor with many of the world’s most respected orchestras or in her stunningly creative projects in partnership between music and other arts, Simone Menezes has established herself as a rising artist of a new generation.