Various Composers - From Silence (Alexandra Sostmann)

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1. Luciano Berio - Six Encores pour piano: No. 3, Wasserklavier
2. Johann Sebastian Bach - Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 797
3. John Tavener - Ypakoë for piano: No. 1, Arise, O God
4. John Tavener - Ypakoë for piano: No. 3, Weep not for me, O Mother
5. John Tavener - Ypakoë for piano: No. 5, Remember us also, O God
6. John Tavener - Ypakoë for piano: No. 6, Rabboni motif …
7. Johann Sebastian Bach - Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ. Chorale Prelude BWV 639 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
8. Rouzbeh Rafie - Orchela Preludium for piano (dedicated to Alexandra Sostmann)
9. Federico Mompou - Música callada I: No. 1, Angelico
10. George Crumb - Makrokosmos Vol. I: No. 11, Dream Images (Love-Death Music)
11. Frédéric Chopin - 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 2, Pélude in A Minor
12. György Kurtág - Játékok, Book V: An Apocryphal Hymn
13. György Kurtág - Játékok, Book V: A Voice in the Distance
14. György Kurtág - Játékok, Book III: Hommage à Farkas Ferenc
15. György Kurtág - Játékok, Book III: Hommage à Kúrtag Márta
16. Johann Sebastian Bach - Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante (arr. August Stradal)
17. Apollonio Maiello - Orfeo for solo piano (dedicated to Alexandra Sostmann)
18. Philip Glass - Etudes for piano, Book I: Etude No. 2
19. Lyonel Feininger - Fugue No. 1 in E flat Minor
20. Jason Francesco Heath - Color Variations I–III: I. 22-tone Indian Shruti Scale
21. Jason Francesco Heath - Color Variations I–III: II. Xenakis Byzantine Liturgical (Chrom)
22. Jason Francesco Heath - Color Variations I–III: III. Al-Farabi-Greek I
23. Toshio Hosokawa - Souvenir from Japan – Sakura for piano

Alexandra Sostmann, piano

Date: 2025

Label: Prospero Classical

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The pianist Alexandra Sostmann is known for her refined interpretation of Bach, as evidenced by her exceptional recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier (released by Prospero in 2023). However, her musical work is not solely centered on Johann Sebastian Bach; it is also driven by a deep curiosity for tracing developments and interconnections throughout music history, making these relationships audible.

In her latest recording, from silence, she remains true to this principle by bridging the Baroque to the present, while illuminating the prevalent view of music across cultures as a medium between immanence and transcendence. What fascinate her especially are the transformations and transitions reflected in the music. Silence also plays an important role – as an integral component of music and as a cipher for what cannot be expressed in words.

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