Extase Mario Häring

• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): L'Isle Joyeuse:
• 1 Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse 05:34
• Liszt,Franz (1811 - 1886): Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514:
• 2 Liszt,Franz: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 10:24
• Guillaume Connesson (b. 1970): Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet and Piano:
• 3 Connesson: Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet and Piano 04:31
• Alexander Skrjabin (1872 - 1915): Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53:
• 4 Skrjabin: Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53  11:06
• Claude Debussy: 3 Chansons de Bilitis:
• 5 Debussy: 3 Chansons de Bilitis: I. La flûte de Pan 02:54
• 6 Debussy: 3 Chansons de Bilitis: II. La Chevelure 03:37
• 7 Debussy: 3 Chansons de Bilitis: III. Le tombeau des Naïades  02:57
• John Cage (1912 - 1992): Bacchanale for Prepared Piano:
• 8 Cage: Bacchanale for Prepared Piano 07:20
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19:
• 9 Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante 05:33
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883): Isoldens Liebestod:
• 10 Wagner: Isoldens Liebestod 07:04
• Total Runtime 01:01:00

Info for Extase

The pleasure of breaking down boundaries: "I imagined a programme that would lead musically through a Berlin techno weekend, so to speak," writes pianist Mario Häring in the booklet of this recording. Just to reassure you: He is not referring to electronic music with booming beats, but piano music from Claude Debussy to Richard Wagner. The unifying element is the ecstatic effect of this music, which can be felt by anyone who hears or even plays it. Hence the fitting title "Extase".

So when Mario Häring puts together his playlist for the weekend, he is primarily concerned with the intensity that is to be created over these three days.

Friday begins with "L'Isle Joyeuse" by Claude Debussy as an arrival on the "Island of Joy". In Franz Liszt's "Mephisto Waltz", Faust and Mephisto get the party going, which ends with Guillaume Connesson's "Techno Parade" on the dance floor. The eponymous work - Alexander Scriabin's 5th Piano Sonata, which is based on his "Poème de l'Extase" - leads to an ecstatic interpersonal encounter, which culminates in an erotic and intimate Saturday morning with Debussy's "3 Chansons de Bilitis". A trance-like evening with John Cage's "Bacchanale" for prepared piano is followed by a Sunday focussing on the emotional/transcendental aspect of ecstasy with the Andante from Sergei Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata and "Isoldens Liebestod" by Richard Wagner/Franz Liszt.

Of course, he doesn't spend the party weekend alone, but celebrates with friends. In this case with the flautist Clara Andrada de la Calle, the clarinettist Sharon Kam, the cellist Alexandre Castro-Balbi and the soprano Josefine Göhmann, who has already recorded an album with him. "With 'Extase', it was important to me that the programme also represents my musical work. After all, chamber music is at least as important to me as my work as a soloist. I experience so many different worlds and styles," says Mario Häring.

"Extase" is not just an extraordinary solo piano programme, but rather a fascinating circular argument that skilfully combines the indulgence of romanticism with the mechanics of modernity. Through the inclusion of guests, this musical experience becomes a journey that directs the listener's attention to the self-delimitation of the techno idea, thereby unleashing a multitude of possible interpretations.

Mario Häring, piano
Clara Andrada de la Calle, flute
Sharon Kam, clarinet
Josefine Göhmann, soprano
Alexandre Castro-Balbi, cello

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