„My angel, my all, my very self“; Beethoven thus idolizes his „immortal beloved“ in his now famous love letter.
He contemporaneously composed his 8th symphony, whose exuberance inspired ensemble reflektor to write a love letter of their own.
Here, the ensemble connects Beethoven’s 8th with the Liebeswalzer of Brahms and pop songs from Nena, Whitney Houston and Roberta Flack – along with love letters, that the orchestra musicians have written and received in the course of their own lives.
In 2020, the album „Liebeslied“ was released by PASCHENrecords.
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Liebeslieder-Walzer op. 52 & 65
I will always love you (Whitney Houston, 1992)
Dolly Parton, Arr. Malte Schiller
Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann (Nena, 1984)
Jörn Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen & Carlo Karges
Killing me softly (Roberta Flack, 1973)
Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 8 F-Major op. 93
ensemble reflektor
conductor // Thomas Klug