Category: Chamber Music , Recordings
The work SILENT SPEECH, which was released in 1997 on the CD "Sound of Siemens" under "A MELODY GOES ROUND THE GLOBE", has a great significance for me. In the context of my large produced music for the 150th birthday of SIEMENS AG. it was only a small thing. In retrospect, however, I appreciate it very much, because it was my first meeting with the exceptional Chinese musician Wu Wei, who moved to Berlin in 1997 and with whom I have had a friendship and collaboration lasting 23 years (as of 2020). Since then we have created and premiered six sheng concerts, from Munich, Europe, to Kransoyarsk/Siberia, and of course Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Taipei.
In 1997 Andreas Weidinger, my co-author, was also significantly involved in the composition SILENT SPEECH. He established the contact to Wu Wei and was also responsible for the recording in the Traumton-Studios in Berlin. The main theme of the film music is "Fantasy for a New Age", which Wu Wei took up in part improvising. By the way, not only on the sheng, but also on other Chinese instruments like Lu Sheng, Ba Wu and Erhu).
Introduction: Das Werk SILENT SPEECH, das 1997 auf der CD „Sound of Siemens“unter „A MELODY GOES ROUND THE GLOBE“ veröffentlicht wurde, hat eine große Bedeutung für mich. Im Rahmen meiner groß produzierten Musiken zum 150. Geburtstag von SIEMENS AG. war es nur eine Kleinigkeit. Im Nachhinhein schätze ich es aber außerordentlich, denn es war mein erstes Zusammentreffen mit dem chinesischen Ausnahmemusiker Wu Wei, der damals 1997 nach Berlin zog und mit dem ich seither eine (Stand 2020) über 23 Jahre dauernde Freundschaft und Zusammenarbeit habe. Wir haben seitdem sechs Sheng-Konzerte entstehen lassen und uraufgeführt, von München, Europa, bis Kransoyarsk/Sibirien, und natürlich Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hongkong, Taipei.
An der Komposition SILENT SPEECH war 1997 maßgeblich auch Andreas Weidinger, mein Co-Autor, beteiligt, der den Kontakt zu Wu Wei herstellte und auch das recording in den Traumton-Studios in Berlin verantwortete. Zugrunde liegt das Haupthema der Filmmusik „Fantasy for a New Age“, das dann auch von Wu Wei zum Teil improvisierend aufgegriffen wurde. Übrigens nicht nur auf der Sheng, sondern auch auf anderen chinesischen Instrumenten wie Lu Sheng, Ba Wu und Erhu).
The work SILENT SPEECH, which was released in 1997 on the CD "Sound of Siemens" under "A MELODY GOES ROUND THE GLOBE", has a great significance for me. In the context of my large produced music for the 150th birthday of SIEMENS AG. it was only a small thing. In retrospect, however, I appreciate it very much, because it was my first meeting with the exceptional Chinese musician Wu Wei, who moved to Berlin in 1997 and with whom I have had a friendship and collaboration lasting 23 years (as of 2020). Since then we have created and premiered six sheng concerts, from Munich, Europe, to Kransoyarsk/Siberia, and of course Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Taipei.
In 1997 Andreas Weidinger, my co-author, was also significantly involved in the composition SILENT SPEECH. He established the contact to Wu Wei and was also responsible for the recording in the Traumton-Studios in Berlin. The main theme of the film music is "Fantasy for a New Age", which Wu Wei took up in part improvising. By the way, not only on the sheng, but also on other Chinese instruments like Lu Sheng, Ba Wu and Erhu).
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