Beethoven Reimagined
Gabriel Prokofiev (electronics), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Yaniv Segal
Segal’s 2018 instrumental arrangement of Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio packs a lot of drama into half an hour…His orchestral arrangement of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 7, co-written with...
Beethoven Reimagined
Gabriel Prokofiev (electronics), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Yaniv Segal
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Segal’s 2018 instrumental arrangement of Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio packs a lot of drama into half an hour…His orchestral arrangement of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 7, co-written with...
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2020 is the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, and this album presents three works that reshape the composer's awe-inspiring music for the 21st century. The Sonata for Orchestra considers how the Violin Sonata No. 7 would sound had it been written for orchestra, while A Fidelio Symphony transforms vocal lines into symphonic textures to take us through the entire arc of the composers sole opera. Based on the famous Ode to Joy of Beethoven's final symphony, BEETHOVEN9 Symphonic Remix uses loops, grooves and musical transformations to create a contemporary tribute to Beethovens universal message.
Contents and tracklist
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Yaniv Segal
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Yaniv Segal
- Gabriel Prokofiev (electronics)
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Yaniv Segal
Awards and reviews
June 2020
Segal’s 2018 instrumental arrangement of Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio packs a lot of drama into half an hour…His orchestral arrangement of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 7, co-written with Garrett Schumann, demonstrates the potential scaling up of intimate chamber works. The work’s success lies in its simplicity: tutti sections aplenty and delicate use of orchestral colour to flourish rather than embellish.
July 2020
Segal has precedent on his side, then, as well as discernment in his choice of the C minor Violin Sonata with its many striking contrasts of gesture, and the good taste to produce an eminently sensitive arrangement...Segal’s condensation of Fidelio into a three-movement ‘symphony’ after the manner of Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler feels less persuasive, despite a spirited and well-engineered performance.
