radio.string.quartet.vienna

It%26rsquo%3Bs+difficult+to+live+in+Vienna+without+encountering+Sigmund+Freud+at+some+point.+radio.string.quartet.vienna+have+also+been+influenced+by+the+famous+psychoanalyst+as+showcased+on+their+latest+album%2C+radiodream%2C+a+musical+expedition+through+the+realm+of+our+dreams+from+the+most+innovative+contemporary+string+quartet+around.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3E%26ldquo%3BWhat+would+a+whole+night+of+dreams+sound+like%3F%26rdquo%3B+This+is+how+violinist+and+composer+Bernie+Mallinger+summed+up+the+starting+point+for+the+dream+project+-+a+night+full+of+hidden+feelings+and+desires%2C+fantasies+and+nightmares.+And+the+next+question%3A+%26ldquo%3BCan+we+find+a+language+for+all+these+scenarios%3F%26rdquo%3B+Radiodream+is+an+imaginary+journey+with+14+very+different+stops.+%26ldquo%3BThe+music+gets+its+emotional+strength+from+the+different+layers+of+the+subconscious%2C+which+is+very+similar+to+the+process+of+dreaming%2C%26rdquo%3B+explains+cellist+Asja+Valcic.+%26ldquo%3BAlongside+the+images+in+our+minds%2C+for+example+dreams+of+love%2C+or+fears%2C+there+were+also+many+other+sources+of+inspiration.+These+included+an+artwork+by+Salvador+Dali%2C+a+film+or+perhaps+also+a+piece+of+music%2C%26rdquo%3B+continued+Asja+Valcic.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EThe+dream+journey+begins+with+a+restless+as+well+as+powerful+overture+called+%26ldquo%3BInception%26rdquo%3B%2C+in+reference+to+the+mystery+cinema+thriller+of+the+same+name.+The+piece+leads+the+way+into+an+eclectic+cosmos+in+which+timbres+are+permanently+changing%2C+pieces+fuse+smoothly+into+one+another+and+the+listener+is+captured+somewhere+between+total+turbulence+and+being+deeply+moved.+This+includes+the+melancholic+%26ldquo%3BOne+Night+in+Vienna%26rdquo%3B+%28Valcic%29+as+well+as+the+unsettling+%26ldquo%3BSaint+Paul%60s+Nightmare%26rdquo%3B+%28Mallinger%29.+The+gently+interpreted+%26ldquo%3BLiebestraum%26rdquo%3B+by+Franz+Liszt+also+has+a+place+here+as+does+the+Hollywood+evergreen+%26ldquo%3BMoon+River%26rdquo%3B+by+Henry+Mancini+%26ndash%3B+the+version+here+manages+to+draw+out+a+totally+new+appeal+from+the+classic.+The+arrangement+of+Radiohead%26rsquo%3Bs+%26ldquo%3BNice+Dream%26rdquo%3B+goes+smoothly+into+Billie+Holiday%26rsquo%3Bs+legendary+blues+lament+%26ldquo%3BStrange+Fruit%26rdquo%3B.+%26ldquo%3BFrom+the+innocent+sounds+of+a+children%26rsquo%3Bs+song+to+the+deepest+depths+of+despair+%26ndash%3B+such+a+rapid+transition+from+one+dream+world+to+the+next+is+only+possible+in+music%2C+and+this+is+what+was+so+appealing+during+the+intense+rehearsals%2C%26rdquo%3B+says+Mallinger.+%26ldquo%3BSong+-+Ode+an+den+Freud%26rdquo%3B+is%2C+at+nine+minutes%2C+not+only+the+longest+piece+on+the+album+but+also+a+reflection+of+the+outstanding+ensemble+playing+of+Bernie+Mallinger+%28violin%29%2C+Cynthia+Liao+%28viola%29%2C+Igmar+Jenner+%28violin%29+and+Asja+Valcic+%28cello%29.+All+four+begin+with+a+theme+which+is+characteristic+of+their+instrument+before+the+piece+as+a+whole+condenses+to+an+irresistible+melodic+maelstrom.+%26ldquo%3BThis+is%2C+if+you+like%2C+our+great+dream+%26ndash%3B+we+want+to+fuse+to+one+whole+body+of+sound%2C%26rdquo%3B+continues+Mallinger.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EIn+this+way%2C+r.s.q.v.+has+already+managed+to+achieve+something+remarkable.+The+album+%26ldquo%3BCelebrating+the+Mahavishnu+Orchestra%26rdquo%3B+%282007%29+with+which+the+quartet+announced+its+label+debut+with+ACT%2C+was+celebrated+by+the+critics+as+well+as+the+live+audience+as+a+musical+sensation.+%26ldquo%3BHere+jazz+is+given+precision+and+depth+through+the+classical+concept+without+losing+any+swing%2C%26rdquo%3B+wrote+the+%26ldquo%3BS%26uuml%3Bddeutsche+Zeitung%26rdquo%3B+newspaper+about+the+vital+new+interpretations+of+the+fusion+sounds+of+the+%26lsquo%3B70s.+The+quartet%26rsquo%3Bs+music+breaks+down+all+typical+genre+boundaries.+After+the+grooving%2C+powerful+Mahavishnu+sounds%2C+the+experimental-loving+Viennese+consistently+broadened+their+palette+of+expression+with+each+one+of+their+projects.+With+guitarist+Ulf+Wakenius+they+developed+beautiful+interpretations+of+pieces+by+the+deceased+Swedish+pianist+Esbj%26ouml%3Brn+Svensson+%28%26ldquo%3BLove+Is+Real%26rdquo%3B%29.+With+accordionist+Klaus+Paier%2C+more+traditional+folk+elements+%28%26ldquo%3BRadiotree%26rdquo%3B%29+were+featured+alongside+more+jazzy+arrangements.+Finally%2C+r.s.q.v.+and+Swedish+singer+Rigmor+Gustafsson+proved+that+love+songs%2C+brilliance+from+the+strings+and+vocal+jazz+can+forge+new+and+exciting+connections+%28%26ldquo%3BCalling+You%26rdquo%3B%29.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EThe+protagonists+of+the+new+Viennese+school+of+string+players%2C+all+renowned+classical+musicians%2C+are+united+by+one+thing+in+particular%3A+a+passion+for+new+sounds.+They+have+adapted+the+absolute+ideals+of+freedom+within+jazz+although+from+a+stylistic+viewpoint+their+horizon+is+much+broader.+Bernie+Mallinger+says%3A+%26ldquo%3BIn+some+pieces+we+are+actually+much+closer+to+pop+or+rock.+And+if+something+sounds+good%2C+you+can+do+anything.%26rdquo%3B+r.s.q.v.%26rsqu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