Voyager

Featuring

Johannes Dengler
Christian Loferer
Milena Viotti
Casey Rippon
Franz Draxinger
Wolfram Sirotek

Konstantia Gourzi
Munich Opera Horns
Hans-Jürg Sommer
Richard Strauss
Anton Reicha
Oscar Franz
Pierre Max Dubois
Urs Vierlinger

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Instruments

The Munich Opera Horns perform on this album using 10 Gebr. Alexander and 2 Klaus Fehr instruments.

Historical Context

The horn has historically been the most homogeneous instrument in music, with a matchless ability to blend in, and its sound is often associated with nature.

Composer Biography

Richard Strauss, a prominent composer, was influenced by the horn from a young age because his father, Franz Strauss, was the principal horn for the Bayerisches Staatsorchester.

Performer Biography

The Munich Opera Horns, who are the horn section of the Bayerisches Staatsorchester, have been playing together as an ensemble for fifteen years.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Konstantia Gourzi's "Voyager 2" was inspired by the Voyager 2 space probe, which carries a record of human culture and music, prompting her to explore what 21st-century music might endure on such a long journey.

Composition History

Konstantia Gourzi, a Munich-based Greek composer and conductor, was commissioned by the Bayerische Staatsoper to compose the album's title track, "Voyager 2."

Compositional Technique

Konstantia Gourzi's "Voyager 2" features a unique section where all eight hornists speak precisely notated, unintelligible syllables into their instruments, in the style of beatboxing.