Epilog: Malte Viefs Kammer
When the nights grow longer and the year draws to a close, the Tide Concerts provide a particularly atmospheric final chord. In the last concert of the year, “Malte Viefs Kammer” is a guest with its program "Winter" – a musical invitation to pause, far removed from the usual pre-Christmas hustle and bustle, opening the space for genuine contemplation. The musicians, who are already well-known to the East Frisian audience through numerous previous performances, this time strike quieter, introspective tones.
The focus of the evening is on familiar melodies, which, however, appear in a completely new, timeless guise. The Leipzig guitarist and composer Malte Vief, the violinist Thomas Fleck, and the cellist Matthias Hübner free old tunes like "Es kommt ein Schiff geladen," "Es ist ein Ros‘ entsprungen," or "Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" from any kitsch and instead reveal the mystical and touching core of these songs in transparent, ethereal arrangements. These sensitive reinterpretations weave seamlessly with Vief's original compositions, which translate the character of the season into sound images. At the heart of the evening is the small suite "Winterreise," which has nothing in common with Schubert, but speaks its own unique language: In movements like "Schneeflocke," the instruments capture the fleeting delicacy of the first snow, while "Winternacht" makes audible the clear, cold silence and the vastness of the starry sky.
But the musical horizon of the trio reaches even further back. The three musicians pay tribute to the masters of the Renaissance and the Baroque. These historical forms do not come across as dusty at all, but are brought into the here and now through the unique style of the ensemble – an organic fusion of classical polyphony, the energy of rock, and folkloric melodies. Thomas Fleck, principal player in the MDR Symphony Orchestra, and the "cross-border cellist" Matthias Hübner form a unit with Malte Vief that reacts blindly to one another and playfully dissolves genre boundaries. It is a concert evening that acts like a warming light in the dark season and offers an ideal, peaceful conclusion to a concert year full of events.
Malte Viefs Kammer
Malte Vief (Guitar)
Thomas Fleck (Violin)
Matthias Hübner (Cello)
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