Niklas Liepe – Mendelssohn – Händel (2025) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Niklas Liepe – Mendelssohn – Händel (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 48:40 minutes | 511 MB | Genre: Classical
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On his album “Händel – Mendelssohn”, to be released in 2025, violinist Niklas Liepe combines Mendelssohn’s famous violin concerto with fascinating, contemporary arrangements of popular works by George Frideric Handel. The new album “Händel – Mendelssohn” by violinist and OPUS Klassik winner Niklas Liepe will be released by Sony Classical on June 13. On it, the musician known for his creative repertoire concepts, supported by the NDR Radiophilharmonie, combines Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s Violin Concerto in E minor with new variations on well-known melodies by George Frideric Handel. Pianist, composer and arranger Tim Allhoff has reworked the well-known aria “Lascia ch’io panga” from the opera “Rinaldo” and the coronation hymn “Zadok, the Priest” for solo violin, piano and orchestra, while violinist and composer Aleksey Igudesman contributes his “Peace-acaglia”, a four-movement variation on Handel’s “Passacaglia”. Composer and pianist Florian Christl sets a minimalist counterpoint to the original with his variation on the striking theme of Mendelssohn’s violin concerto. “Mendelssohn and Handel have inspired me since I was a child. Their clear forms and flowing melodies are simply inspiring. On my album, I wanted to show the different colors in which these melodies shine and how these forms can be reinterpreted,” explains Niklas Liepe. Mendelssohn’s violin concerto is the historical point of reference to which all the pieces on the album converge.

Tracklist:

1-1. Niklas Liepe – Mendelssohn Variation (After Violin Concerto, Op.64/MWV O14: I. Allegro molto appassionato) (03:57)
1-2. Niklas Liepe – Handel Lascia ch’io pianga Reflection (From Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Arr. for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by Tim Allhoff) (03:22)
1-3. Niklas Liepe – Handel Zadok Variation (From Zadok, the Priest, HWV 258, Arr. for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by Tim Allhoff) (03:54)
1-4. Niklas Liepe – I. Epic Peace (03:38)
1-5. Niklas Liepe – II. Peaceful Eyes (02:08)
1-6. Niklas Liepe – III. Just a Jest (01:44)
1-7. Niklas Liepe – IV. Fabulous Final (03:11)
1-8. NDR Radiophilharmonie, Niklas Liepe, Joseph Bastian – I. Allegro molto appassionato (12:35)
1-9. Niklas Liepe – II.1 Andante (07:26)
1-10. Niklas Liepe – II.2 Allegretto non troppo (00:45)
1-11. Niklas Liepe – III. Allegro molto vivace (05:55)

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