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Release Date: 15-04-09
Label: Jaro Medien
Catalog Number: JARO4294-2
Barcode: 4006180429422
Musical Style: World / Classical
Nobody ever has pictured human suffering, represented by Jesus Christ, as impressively and as fervently as J. S. Bach in his Passions. An Arab-European cast of musicians and masters of European jazz transforms sound icons of classical music into a present-day statement on humanity. In a world marked by differences, this musical collaboration creates an intense and contemplative space for peace and respect. Adapted from Bach’s Passions, the spirit of Baroque is intertwined and reinterpreted with the living musical traditions of the Middle East together with the improvisations of Jazz. One of the most famous singers of the Arab world, Fadia el-Hage, reprises Bach’s arias as healing songs bridging the conflicts and differences between the Arab world and the West, between different faiths, between believers and non-believers, between modernists and traditionalists. An Arabian Passion evokes a musical plea for peace, with projections of photographic art depicting the ordinary people of Iraq taken by ‘unembedded’ photographers Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Kael Alford, Thorne Anderson and Rita Leistner (unembedded.net). They serve as a pressing reminder of the human ordeals of our contemporary times. The suffering of modern-day Iraqis gives new context and coontent to Bach's Passions.
| 1 | Erbarme Dich (Have mercy); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 07:10 |
| 2 | Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stile (My Jesus holds his peace before false lies); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 02:28 |
| 3 | Geduld, Geduld! (Patience, partience!) - Taqsim (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 06:20 |
| 4 | Jesum von Nazareth (Jesus of Nazareth) (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 02:58 |
| 5 | Nay-Taqsim - O große Liebe (O great love) (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 06:34 |
| 6 | Können Tränen meiner Wangen nichts erlangen (Of the tears on my cheeks are of no avail); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 10:32 |
| 7 | Taqsim - Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden (When I one day must depart); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 05:01 |
| 8 | Wir haben ein Gesetz (We have a law) (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 03:24 |
| 9 | Aljaum (Today); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 06:34 |
| 10 | Von den Stricken meiner Sünden (From the bonds of my sins); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 06:43 |
| 11 | Mein teurer Heiland (My precious Saviour) (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 07:18 |
| 12 | Und weinete bitterlich (And wept bitterly) (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 03:33 |
| 13 | Es ist vollbracht (It is accomplished); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 04:46 |
| 14 | Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen (It is I, I should atone) (Instrumental); Vladimr Ivanoff & J S Bach | 03:29 |
“Bach would have turned in his grave. Then he'd have stepped out, dusted himself and paid attention. The songs were most haunting when vocalist Fadia el-Hage reverted to Arabic. At those times, perhaps, Bach also wept.” - The Business Times, 14/6/07
“It is Vladimir Ivanoff's strong point, to join cultures and to build musical bridges between orient and occident. With the Arabian Passion he succeeded in a brilliant way. Heart, mind, gesture and communication with the other artists were merged into an intensive whole. I could not have imagined more beautiful music for Good Friday.” - Franz Szabo, Salzburger Nachrichten, 4/06
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