The accordion used for this recording is a Pigini-Saam from 2006, custom-tuned by Hartmut Saam of Freiburg.
Album & Artwork
The album title "Mirror" reflects the performer Margit Kern's concept of how the chosen works mirror aspects of her reality and artistic journey.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album highlights a wide stylistic range, from Earl Kim's neo-Romantic aesthetic to Babette Koblenz's complex, minimalist work and Charlotte Seither's philosophical compositional synthesis.
Interpretation
The album features works dedicated to the performer, Margit Kern, by composers Jin-Ah An, Earl Kim, Annette Schlünz, and Charlotte Seither.
Recording & Production
This album is a co-production with Deutschlandfunk and was recorded at the Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal in Cologne, Germany, in June 2012.
Composition History
Three pieces on the album are based on literary works: Earl Kim's 'Ophelia' on Shakespeare's Hamlet, Michael Beil's 'UND ACHT' on Goethe's 'Hexen-Einmaleins' from Faust I, and Annette Schlünz's 'Journal N°2' on Ulrike Draesner's poem 'Im Taumel der Trennung'.
Performer Biography
Margit Kern, the accordionist, won First Prize at the International Gaudeamus Competition for Interpreters of Contemporary Music, which launched her international performing career.
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