This recording was produced by Werner Dabringhaus and Holger Schlegel, and took place in October 2023 at Konzerthaus Abtei Marienmünster.
Performer Biography
Ensemble VIDA, the performing group, consists of saxophone (Claudia Meures), violin (Daniel Abrunhosa), violoncello (Marcus Sundermeyer), piano and composition (Peter Leipold), and voice actor (Jana Kühn).
Composer Biography
Peter Leipold, the composer for this album, was born in 1987 and is also the pianist in Ensemble VIDA.
Interpretation
Ensemble VIDA aims to create a strong mutual interaction between text and music, allowing both elements to tell and complement the story, and offers an interactive concert format.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Peter Leipold is fascinated by telling stories through music and finds inspiration in the magical moment when the stage becomes reality in musical theater.
Compositional Technique
Peter Leipold's music for 'The Little Prince' includes concrete motifs for characters like the sheep, baobab seeds, king, snake, and businessman, as well as moods from the story like the starry bells and childlike playfulness.
Album & Artwork
The album is based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's famous book, 'The Little Prince', and is titled 'The Little Prince meets YOU'.
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(with spoken text and melodramas in English)
