Credits:

Kristjan Jarvi

Description:

This new recording by the brilliant Christian Järvi, the second son of Nämé Järvi and brother of Paavo Järvi, is an anniversary album to commemorate the 80th birthday (October 3) of Steve Reich, the founder of minimal music. The album was inspired by Reich's "Composer in Residence" with the MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig, and it has taken three years since then to record this album. The orchestral versions of "Daniel Variations" and "You Are (Variations)" were recorded for the first time in the world, and "Clapping Music" features performances by Reich himself and Christian. The two variations are my masterpieces, and this album contains very beautiful performances of them," Reich said in praise of the album. Duets" and "Four Sections" were performed by Christian with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra last May and made a strong impression on the audience. Blu-spec CD2 2CD set

Tracklisting:

1 DUET FOR TWO SOLO VIOLINS AND STRING ORCHESTRA / Kristjan Jarvi
2 CLAPPING MUSIC / Kristjan Jarvi
3 THE FOUR SECTIONS 1.STRINGS / Kristjan Jarvi
4 THE FOUR SECTIONS 2.PERCUSSION / Kristjan Jarvi
5 THE FOUR SECTIONS 3.WINDS AND BRASS (WITH STRINGS) / Kristjan Jarvi
6 THE FOUR SECTIONS 4.FULL ORCHESTRA / Kristjan Jarvi
1 DANIEL VARIATIONS 1.I SAW A DREAM. / Kristjan Jarvi
2 DANIEL VARIATIONS 2.MY NAME IS DANIEL PEARL.(I'M A JEWISH AMERICAN FROM ENCINO. CALIFORNIA) / Kristjan Jarvi
3 DANIEL VARIATIONS 3.LET THE DREAM FALL BACK ON THE DREADED. / Kristjan Jarvi
4 DANIEL VARIATIONS 4.I SURE HOPE GABRIEL LIKES MY MUSIC. WHEN THE DAY IS DONE. / Kristjan Jarvi
5 YOU ARE (VARIATIONS) 1.YOU ARE WHEREVER YOUR THOUGHTS ARE. / Kristjan Jarvi
6 YOU ARE (VARIATIONS) 2.SHIVITI HASHEM L'NEGDI.I PLACE THE ETERNAL BEFORE ME. / Kristjan Jarvi
7 YOU ARE (VARIATIONS) 3.EXPLANATIONS COME TO AN END SOMEWHERE. / Kristjan Jarvi
8 YOU ARE (VARIATIONS) 4.EHMOR M'AHT. V'AHSAY HARBAY.SAY LITTLE AND DO MUCH. / Kristjan Jarvi