About the album
As a search for "freedom in the context of collective suppression," Michael Quelle once so accurately and cleverly described Günter Schwarze's composing and its not only musical understanding, but also his life motto. Briefly and precisely formulated, this is the key to understanding this composer. He was only able to maintain his inner resistance to collectivist coercion through his deep faith, lived quietly but with even more conviction, which gave him the strength to keep "still", to maintain his composure, and not to allow himself to be corrupted throughout his life (in this respect, similar to Georg Katzer, as well). in the choice of his compositional means of expression), but not unwisely to fall into the knife of a superior opponent and thereby hand himself over to him. As a result, he always lives his religiosity quietly; it develops in a reserved way in the music. She doesn't want to force herself on anyone, and his "serving", his immense social skills, which he has acquired over the years in various positions, such as church cantor or university professor, is based on this. His understanding of culture, the extremely respectful treatment of different cultures and their artistic means, also influenced his composing throughout his life.
Modes, standing in the tradition of leitmotifs, generated according to Bach's provenance via letters, assigned to intervals, form a musically commenting contrast medium in front of a cleverly arranged illustrative backdrop, especially in Schwarz's oratorical work. His "quiet" composing, his unpretentious acting, not only musically, correlates with his preference for porcelain chimes and glass chimes, for whose musical development and the resulting renaissance in public life he was the decisive promoter.