Simon Zöchbauer, the trumpeter, zither player, and composer, is known as one of the leaders of the internationally successful ensemble Federspiel.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Achad', is a Hebrew word meaning 'one', but also 'unity', 'wholeness', or 'oneness'.
Recording & Production
Sixtus Preiss, a sound tinkerer, is the second companion and co-producer of 'Achad', and also contributes electronics to some tracks.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album 'Achad' explores existential questions of origin, current condition, and the greater whole, described as a musical search for meaning and self.
Compositional Technique
The album features a string quartet with trumpet, which the booklet describes as sounding "fantastic".
Composer Biography
Simon Zöchbauer discovered his passion for the trumpet at age nine after seeing a brass band in New Orleans, which set him on his musical path.
Performer Biography
The Koehne Quartett, founded in 1987 by Joanna Lewis, is one of Europe's leading ensembles in contemporary music, known for close collaboration with composers.
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