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musica varia ensemble True to their name In 1988, five musicians from the Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra in Reutlingen (South Germany), decided to create a rather special string quintet, with two violins, one viola, one cello and one double bass, to explore new directions next to their orchestral activities and develop projects that would take them a long way from the usual duties of classically trained musicians. According to Südwestrundfunk Radio 2 (one of the leading classical music radio stations in Germany) they cross over the boundaries between serious and light music. What used to be light is now serious, what is light today will be serious tomorrow. Therefore the only criterion, quality, is the motto of this group, a motto to which they have always been faithful. They are not afraid of novelty which, together with creativity, governs their activities. Their programs are always carefully researched and constructed. |
Flexibility Their range extends from classical to modern and contemporary music; from the era of the waltz to the best of palm-court music, from swing, hits, musicals, film music, Argentinean tangos, to pop music of today. Their main work consists of: classical concerts, debate-concerts, programs with soloists (with harp, guitar, singers, winds), theatrical programs, light music concerts, a program of Argentinean tangos (with bandoneon), film music hits of the thirties (with a singer), and a play with a physical theater group (with the LYNX theater company from Bern, Switzerland). The group has already recorded the following CDs: 1. “Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt...”, H 2. “Quintett-à-Tête”, the music. 3. “Danzarin”, original Argentinean tango with Lothar Hensel, bandoneon. 4. “Bottesini, Paganini of the contrabass”, Internet: www.musicavariaensemble.de Günter Fischer, Mistralweg 4, D-72072 Tübingen Rüdiger Nübling, Moltkestrasse 59, D-72762 Reutlingen |
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