Bach & Piazzolla Nikola Djoric & Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Harpsichord Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058:
• 1 J.S.Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058: I. Allegro (Arr. for Accordion) 03:58
• 2 J.S.Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No.7 in G Minor, BWV 1058: II. Andante 05:17
• 3 J.S.Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No.7 in G Minor, BWV 1058: III. Allegro assai 03:59
• Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (BWV 1052):
• 4 J.S.Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (BWV 1052): I. Allegro 08:13
• 5 J.S.Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (BWV 1052): II. Adagio 06:01
• 6 J.S.Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (BWV 1052): III. Allegro 08:18
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Concerto for Bandoneon, String Orchestra and Percussion "Aconcagua":
• 7 Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon, String Orchestra and Percussion "Aconcagua": I. Allegro marcato 08:13
• 8 Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon, String Orchestra and Percussion "Aconcagua": II. Moderato 07:54
• 9 Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon, String Orchestra and Percussion "Aconcagua": III. Presto 07:07
• Total Runtime 59:00

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Bach & Piazzolla - two composers who actually have nothing to do with each other? Nevertheless, the Serbian accordionist Nikola Djoric, who lives in Austria, has united them on one album, creating above all a world of sound unknown to Bach. Together with the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester under the direction of Hans-Peter Hoffmann, he has recorded both Piazzolla's famous concert for bandoneon "Aconcagua" and Bach's harpsichord concertos 1 & 7. One thing was important to him in the realization of these works:

"With this music, a faithful musical text is presented; nothing was changed, no arrangements were made. I play the scores of Bach and Piazzolla 1:1 on the accordion, and the listener has the opportunity to experience works known to him in a different timbre. The instrument offers an incomparable charm with its singing ability and complexity. Just imagine: A wind instrument that plays polyphonically when inhaling and exhaling and lets the sound emerge in the air; a keyboard instrument that can phrase tones like strings with a bow, with two different manuals, over 500 notes, 20 sound registers and a musician who plays with all ten fingers and can breathe freely - this is the button accordion, it sings and breathes.".

This "breathing" can be heard after the first few bars. Probably Bach's most famous harpsichord concerto, the Concerto in D minor BWV 1052, sometimes seems almost mechanical and hasty in its original instrumentation. Through the melodious playing of the accordion, it suddenly seems like a Bach aria: full of coloratura and pauses to take a breath. This makes the realization of the two Bach works incredibly lively and worth listening to. "Since my first encounter with the music of Bach, a feeling of purity and trust for it has developed in me. At that time I was six years old and played the minuet in D minor. Over time I came to know its spiritual depth and heavenly height better, admired its beauty and above all its divinity. It is no secret: music is about God and man. With Bach, the entire work is very religious - you can hear this in every single note and in every pause. The very special spiritual depth of these works is certainly one of the most beautiful things you can experience as an artist in music".

The music of Astor Piazzolla, on the other hand, is characterized above all by the relationship between nature and man. The bandoneon concert "Aconcagua" is adventurous, romantic, melancholic, powerful, human and above all: versatile. The work, named after the highest mountain in South America, clearly reflects the play with the accordion in a pictorial way: one senses the story of a mountain ascent - heavy steps, cold ice under the feet, sharp rays of sunshine, short memories of love are the impressions that are triggered by listening to the work. Piazzolla could paint very well with music - and how could the highest mountain in Argentina be painted differently than with a tango?

Nikola Djoric, accordion
Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester

Nikola Djoric
Vienna-based accordionist Nikola Djoric is considered one of the greatest talents in his field in Austria. Thanks to his great musical devotion and expression on stage, he has already been described as an "accordion poet" (Basellandschaftliche Zeitung).

Nikola Djoric studied with Svetlana Kravchenko, Jovica Djordjevic, and then Grzegorz Stopa at the Vienna Conservatory and graduated in 2013 with the Master of Arts.

Since then he has set himself the task of clearing away old reservations about his instrument and rather inspiring new and never before perceived hues in works ranging from Bach to Beethoven, Mozart and Scarlatti with the sound spectrum of the accordion.

In various musical formations (among others with Ensemble Wien (Vienna Philharmonic), with cellist Ana Topalovic (Duo-Arcord) with Signum Saxophone Quartet as well with the singer Juliette Mars (Vienna State Opera) he performed on international stages, such as the Philharmonie in Cologne, Musikverein in Vienna and at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn and convinced both the audience and the critics of his musical excellence.

He also played with orchestras such as the "Orchestra Classica St. Petersburg", the "Young Symphony Orchestra Moscow", the "Philharmonic Orchestra Irkutsk" and the "Upper Austrian Youth Symphony Orchestra" under conductors such as Ilmar Lapinsch, Vasili Valitov, Alexander Vikulov, Vasilis Tziatzianis and Tobias Wögerer.

Important competitive achievements in his career are, among others, the first prize of the Fidelio University competition at Vienna Conservatory in 2009 and 2011. This competition offers high visibility in Austria and leads to numerous international engagements.

Contemporary music is also of great interest to him. He works with many composers and has performed premieres of works by Johanna Doderer, Akos Banlaky, Gabrielle Proy, Margareta Ferek-Petrić, Armin Sanayei, Marc Frieden, Ricardo Tovar, Elzbieta Wiedner-Zajac, Adrian Artacho, Wen Liu, Alexander Chernyshikov and Lukas Neudinger.

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