Enjott Schneider - Bridges To Infinity (Gabriel Venzago)

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Composer: Enjott Schneider

• The Birds – Wisdom & Magic (Concerto for violin & chamber philharmonic)
• Fatal Harmonies of black Sweetness (Concerto for viola & strings - Variations on Gesualdo's "Moro, lasso, al mio duolo")
• Symphony No. 8 "The Bell – Bridge To Infinity"

Friedemann Eichhorn, violin

Alexia Eichhorn, viola

Julia Sophie Wagner, soprano

Chor der Klangverwaltung

Bodensee Philharmonie

Gabriel Venzago, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: Solo Musica

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Description

The view into “infinity” gives freedom! Man lives in his narrow temporal space and, with his mind focussed only on the supposedly ‘real’ sensory world, grasps only the outside of his being: he loses himself in the multiplicity of things. A feeling for the cosmic interconnectedness of all beings has been lost. In the prison of materialism, man cannot free himself from such polarity – that is why he is ruled by strife, war, egoism, lust for power and possessiveness. The three musical works on this CD offer a glimpse into the liberating infinity beyond things: In THE BIRDS, the world of birds is evoked – even according to principles of mystical alchemy – which are evolutionarily related to dinosaurs and have always been associated with deities, divination and boundless celestial freedom. In FATAL HARMONIES, the deadly harmonies of the Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo, the exaggerated disruption of a contradictory existence is presented, death and negative energies are diametrically opposed to bold genius – extreme light begets extreme shadow in polarity. THE BELLS traces the archetype of bells, whose sound has been waking people up for thousands of years, leading them to transcendence and infinity.

With the end of material thinking, of earthly persistence in polarity, judgement and comparison, PEACE could come – because in the face of eternity and infinity, good-evil or mine-his have lost all meaning. This is why the theme of ‘peace’ takes centre stage twice on this CD – in the concluding ‘Dona nobis Pacem’ and in the middle movement ‘The Swan – The White’ of the violin concerto, because this is based on the peace hymn ‘El Cant des Ocells’ (Song of the Birds) by the Catalan cellist and humanist Pablo Casal, which he played as an encore to every concert throughout his life.

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Enjott Schneider (born 1950 in Weil am Rhein) is a German composer, musicologist and educator. He studied music and humanities at Freiburg, earning a doctorate under Hans-Heinrich Eggebrecht. Schneider held academic posts in Freiburg and Munich, and later taught composition in Regensburg. He gained prominence in the 1980s as a leading film composer, scoring major German television series and films. His diverse output spans symphonies, operas, concertos and organ works, often blending styles from classical to rock. A prolific author and studio founder, he has received numerous prestigious awards for his music.

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Gabriel Venzago (born 1990 in Heidelberg) is a German conductor. Studied in Munich and Stuttgart, he began his career as a répétiteur and assistant at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival. He held positions in Hildesheim and Schwerin, then became First Kapellmeister at Salzburg Landestheater. Venzago has conducted notable productions and collaborated with leading orchestras internationally. He assumes the title of General Music Director in Mainz in the 2025/26 season while continuing as Chief Conductor in Konstanz. Known for his creativity and leadership, he is recognized as a rising figure in the European classical scene.

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