Name: This Is (Not) Beethoven by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester
Brand: Arash Safaian
SKU: 4050538614817
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (112 reviews)

ALBUM

This Is (Not) Beethoven may be billed as Beethoven reinvented for modern ears, but that’s far from all there is to it. Beginning with an exquisite reworking of the “Moonlight Sonata” for piano and orchestra, This Is (Not) Beethoven takes us on a freewheeling journey through some of the composer’s greatest works. The mighty fugue from the “Hammerklavier” piano sonata forms the foundation for a cascading fantasy for piano and orchestra, Beethoven’s harmonies and motifs acting as a springboard for arranger Arash Safaian’s staggering musical imagination. And at the center of the album is a set of variations on the transcendental Allegretto from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, its theme mutated, transformed, and recast in ways that continually surprise and delight.

1. Una fantasia

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Primary Artist: Sebastian Knauer
Zürcher Kammerorchester
Arash Safaian; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

2. Kammermusik

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Eldbjørg Hemsing

Primary Artist: Sebastian Knauer
Zürcher Kammerorchester
Arash Safaian
Eldbjørg Hemsing; Main Performer
Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Violin: Eldbjørg Hemsing; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

3. Barcelona pavillon

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Samy Moussa

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Conductor: Samy Moussa; Conductor
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

4. Fuge 106

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

5. Variation I-III March

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

6. Variation IV Heroic

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Samy Moussa

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Conductor: Samy Moussa; Conductor
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

7. Variation V Grid

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Samy Moussa

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Conductor: Samy Moussa; Conductor
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

8. Variation VI Aria in Black

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

9. Florestan

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

10. Torso Belvedere

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

11. Variation VII-IX

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

12. Variation X Ricercar

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

13. Variation XI The Unknown of the Seine

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

14. Variation XII Wanderer

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

15. Adagietto

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer

Primary Artist: Sebastian Knauer
Arash Safaian; Main Performer
Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Composer: Matthew Herbert
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Christoph Stickel
Tobias Lehmann; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production

16. Una fantasia (String Orchestra Version)

by Arash Safaian, Sebastian Knauer, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Piano: Sebastian Knauer; Performer
Primary Artist: Sebastian Knauer
Zürcher Kammerorchester
Arash Safaian; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Arash Safaian; Performer
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Arash Safaian; Composer
Engineer: Tobias Lehmann
Christoph Stickel; Production
Producer: Sebastian Knauer
Tobias Lehmann; Production