hansjörg fink | elmar lehnen

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SEVEN

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recording:April 16 - 17, 2018recording location:

Päpstliche Marienbasilika zu Kevelaerinstruments:

Seifert organ,Päpstliche Marienbasilika zu Kevelaer

CONN 6H – tenor tromboneequipment:

Sennheiser MKH 800 TwinSennheiser MKH 20, MKH 8040

dpa 4006 & 4011RME Micstasy M & Fireface UFX+

ME Geithain RL 901K & 906recording format: pcm, 96 kHz / 24bit

recording producer:Dipl.-Tonmeister Ludger Böckenhoff

recording engineer & editing:Dipl.-Tonmeister Martin Rust

cover photo: Simon Böckenhoff

photos:Gerhard Seybert

art direction and design:AB•Design

recording supported by:Pfarre St. Marien, Kevelaer

Orgelbau Seifert, Kevelaer

P 2018 Ludger Böckenhoff© 2018 Ludger Böckenhoff

1 Of the beginnings 6:452 Sequence 1 0:353 Of heaven and earth 5:234 Sequence 2 0:385 Of life and water 12:576 Sequence 3 0:317 Of land, sea, plants and animals 10:458 Sequence 4 0:419 Of sun, moon and stars 11:2610 Sequence 5 0:4011 Of mankind 7:5912 Sequence 6 0:3813 Tranquility 5:03

SEVEN

hansjörg fink | elmar lehnen

trom

bone

| o

rgan

Von den AnfängenWas war, als nichts war?

War nichts?War alles schon?Da war die Idee.

Da war die Materie. Da war das VorhabenDa war: ANFANG!

Von Himmel und ErdeFinsternis und Licht, Tag und Nacht, Urflut und Lebensgeist

Sich ausrichten können:Am Oben und Unten

Am Hellen und DunklenAn Flut und Ebbe

An Himmel und ErdeAn Diesem und Jenem.

Orientierung an Gegensätzlichkeiten.

Von der „Wasserwelt“Kommt Untergang und Tod durch Wasser,

so kommt auch Leben und Lebendigkeit durch Wasser.

Sehnt man sich im Durst nach Wasser,so fürchtet man auch

die drohende Flut des Wassers.

So sind Leben und Tod,so sind Anfang und Ende,

so sind Erquickung und Gefahr des Menschen Weggefährten.Leben bleibt lebensgefährlich.

Von Land, Meer, Pflanzen und TierenVon höchst wunderlichen und staunenswerten Dingen umgeben.

Eingebunden in ein Geflecht von Wundergeschöpfen.

Höchst geniale Patentideen!

Irritiert und inspiriert.Eingeladen nach „Überall“.Verantwortlich für alles.Verantwortlich für jeden.

Nicht zuletzt für dich selbst.

Von Sonne, Mond und SternenMehr als Himmelsromantik,

Astronomie und Astrophysik,Gesteins- und Gasplaneten,

Zwergplaneten, Kleinkörper, Kometen, Asteroiden,Meteoriten.

Unsere Alltäglichkeiten und Abläufe bescheinend.Der Blick in den Himmel hält es wach:

Das Staunen!

Vom MenschenAufrechten Gang gelernt.

Blick und Horizont geweitet.Fremdes erforscht.Neues entdeckt.

Meilensteine geschaffen.Mobil geworden.

Dazu gelernt.Irre geworden.

Verlaufen.Neu angefangen.

Verführbar gewesen.Begeisterung gespürt.

Großes bewegt.Verführer gewesen.

Geheilt.Verletzt.

Gespalten.Versöhnt.

Gemordet.Gerettet.

Dem Nächsten und sich selbst ein Wolf gewesen.

Und dennoch: Krone der Schöpfung. Mensch!

RuheIn so viel Lärm und Unruhe

In so viel Verwirrung und Betriebsamkeit

Ruhe!

Dann vielleicht wieder:Eine zaghafte Bitte,

Ein Versuch,Ein Wagnis.Ein Anfang.

Aber vorher:Ruhe!

Dr. Bastian Rütten

SEVEN

SEVEN expands our vision, opening up new perspectives on the origins of existence. Drawing from ancient myths of creation, seven poetic fragments served as the source of inspiration for the music of Hansjörg Fink and Elmar Lehnen. This was followed by an in-depth involvement with the questions that hover unseen behind all traditional images – questions of both universal and individual origins. But above all, one learned to search, to grope after the matters that touch us essentially, that envelop and sustain us. The result was a musical and poetic plea to love the question more than the answer.

Dr. Bastian Rütten Translation: Aaron Epstein

HANSJÖRG FINK

Born in 1969 in Aalen, Hansjörg Fink enjoyed a well-founded music edu-cation from an early age in classical trombone, lead and jazz trombone, harmony, arrangement and composition, introducing him to diverse music styles. He joined the German army music corps in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt as trombonist and was a member of the German Federal Jazz Orchestra under Peter Herbolzheimer.

He studied music in the Netherlands at the Amsterdam School of the Arts in Hilversum, where he studied jazz and popular music with Bart and Erik van Lier and classical trombone with Ben van Dijk.

Hansjörg Fink has been first trombone of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orches tra since 1996, touring regularly. In addition to that, he is a freelance musician. For concerts and CD recordings as well as radio and television recordings he regu larly appears with renowned European big bands, including the WDR Big Band, the SWR Big Band, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Paul Kuhn Big Band. He has toured to over seventy countries and appeared in cities of all continents – from Paris, Monte Carlo and Moscow to New York, Cape Town, Bombay, Tokyo and Dubai.

As lead player, ensemble player and soloist, Hansjörg Fink is connected to the most diverse music styles and feels equally at home in big bands, theatre and musical productions, pop bands and the great jazz festivals as he does in symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo projects. Hansjörg Fink can be listened on more than 70 CDs including own produc-tions.

From 2011 to 2015 Hansjörg Fink was a teacher at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar for jazz trombone and ensemble conducting as well as leading the Jazz Orchestra of the Hochschule. As lecturer in big band and trombone he regularly accepts invitations to jazz workshops throughout Europe.

ELMAR LEHNEN

Elmar Lehnen has served since 2000 as Basi lica Organist at the Pontifical Basilica in Keve laer, which attracts more than 800.000 pil grims each year. It houses the Seifert Organ, one of the most important organs interna-tionally. Liturgical improvisation forms the focus of his sacred music work. Lehnen is strongly committed to the restoration of the Basilica’s large organ to its original historical state.

As a choral director he regularly performs such major works as Bee-thoven’s Missa Solemnis, the Verdi and Mozart Requiems, and Bach’s Mass in B minor. In addition, he is artistic director of the organ concert series in Keve laer. For the 375th anni versary of the pilgrimage in Keve laer in 2017, he composed the large-scale sacred work Mensch Maria for large orches tra, choir, and vocal soloists to a libretto by Dr. Bastian Rütten, also premiering it as music director.

Solo performances in Germany and abroad have taken Lehnen through-out Germany as well as to Finland, Poland, Italy, France, Russian, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the Switzerland. In 2018 he performed as a soloist with orchestra in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and accepted an invitation as instructor of a master class at the Gnessin University.

He has collaborated closely with trombonist Hansjörg Fink, performing together with him in many concerts throughout the world and composing works for the duo. Concerts with the International Brass ensemble and the consonanz à 4 vocal ensemble round out his concert career. His musical activity is featured in television, radio, and CD productions.

Lehnen studied in Aachen and Paris, where he earned his concert ex-amination diploma with honours. Immediately after completing his stud-ies, he was named Cantor in Mönchengladbach-Windberg. From 1991 to 2000 he was artistic director of the Windberger Geistlichen Kon zerte. In 1998 he founded the annual Orgel und Erholung organ master class in Bad Rippoldsau.

I. Hauptwerk (C - c4)

Prinzipal 16‘ Bordun 16‘ Gamba 16‘ Tuba 16‘ Seraphon Principal 8‘ Principal 8‘ Seraphon Fugara 8‘ Seraphon Flöte 8‘ Flaut major 8‘ Gamba 8‘ Gemshorn 8‘ Gedackt 8‘ Violine 8‘ Trompete 8‘ Euphone 8‘ Seraphon Octave 4‘ Seraphon Fugara 4‘ Hohlflöte 4‘ Octave 4‘ Flauto 4‘ Octave 2‘ Flauto 2‘ Octavin 1‘ Quinte 51/3‘ Terz 31/5‘ Quinte 22/3‘ Cornett 4fach Mixtur 5fach Cymbel 5fach

II. Oberwerk (C - c4)

Viola 16‘ Gedackt 16‘ Fagott 16‘ Principal 8‘ Seraphon Gamba 8‘ Seraphon Gedackt 8‘ Cello 8‘ Quintatön 8‘ Rohrflöte 8‘ Dolce 8‘ Flaut harmonique 8‘ Vox Angelica 8‘ Trompete 8‘ Clarinette 8‘ Octave 4‘ Rohrflöte 4‘ Violine 4‘ Flauto dolce 4‘Schalmey 4‘ Octave 2‘ Piccolo 2‘ Nasard 22/3‘ Terz 13/5‘Septime 22/7‘ Progressio 3fach Mixtur 4fach

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III. Schwellwerk (C - c4)

Tuba 16‘ Salicet 16‘ Lieblich Gedackt 16‘ Seraphon Principal 8‘ Geigenprincipal 8‘ Seraphon Concertflöte 8‘ Seraphon Violine 8‘ Salicional 8‘ Horn 8‘ Gedackt 8‘ Flaut Amabile 8‘ Aeoline 8‘ Vox Coelestis 8‘ Trompete 8‘ Oboe 8‘ Krummhorn 8‘ Vox humana 8‘ Gemshorn 4‘ Cremona 4‘ Traversflöte 4‘ Octave 4‘ Nachthorn 4‘ Clairon 4‘ Quintflöte 22/3‘ Flautino 2‘ Terzflöte 13/5‘ Harmonia 3fach Cornett 5fach Mixtur 5fach Carrillon 3fach Tremolo

IV. Fernwerk (C - c4)

Bordun 16 ‘ Principal 8 ‘ Seraphon Flöte 8 ‘ Gedackt 8 ‘ Violine 8 ‘ Quintatön 8 ‘ Aeoline 8 ‘ Vox Coelestis 8 ‘ Trompete 8 ‘ Cor Anglais 8 ‘ Labial Oboe 8 ‘ Octave 4 ‘ Traversflöte 4 ‘ Waldflöte 2 ‘ Sesquialter 2fach Celesta

Pedal (C - f1)

Contrabaß 32‘ Bordun 32‘ Bombarde 32‘ Principalbaß 16‘ Octavbaß 16‘ Violon 16‘ Subbaß 16‘ Salicetbaß 16‘ Posaune 16‘ Trompete 16‘ Terz 124/5‘ Principal 8‘ Cello 8‘ Baßflöte 8‘ Bordun 8‘ Dulciana 8‘ Trompete 8‘ Fagott 8‘ Quintbass 102/3‘ Terzbass 62/5‘ Quinte 51/3‘ Septime 44/7‘ Seraphon Fugara 4‘ Octave 4‘ Flöte 4‘ Clairon 4‘ Seraphon Clarino 2‘

The organ is fully equipped with sub- and superoctave couplers as well as with a melody coupler. For more details please see www.audite.de.

Fernpedal

Subbaß 16‘ Gedacktbaß 16‘ Octavbaß 8‘

Bombardenclavier

Tuba magna 16‘ Tuba mirabilis 8‘ Cor harmonique 4‘

Nebenstimmen

Seraphon Celesta Cymbelstern