"Free but lonely" is the romantic life's motto of the violonist Joseph Joachim, who was sponsored by Mendelssohn and Schumann and through his friendship with Clara Schumann and Brahms matured into one of the most influential musicians of the 19th century. "F.A.E.", a series of notes derived from this motto, was also the title of a viloin sonata, composed jointly for him in 1853 by Schumann, Brahms and Albert Dietrich. "Free but lonely" is the title of a series of CDs presenting music by the composers close to Joseph Joachim, and by Joachim himself. This opens up a fascinating panorama of romatic music, born from the fruitful exchange of ideas between famous and little known composers whose works deserve to be discovered.
In January 2015 musicians and listeners converged upon Stuttgart’s Theaterhaus for two consecutive nights to celebrate the 75th birthday of Eberhard Weber. The concerts centered around a specially commissioned 35-minute suite by Pat Metheny, with whom Weber had played and recorded back in the 1970s. Featuring Metheny, the SWR Big Band conducted by Helge Sunde, Gary Burton, bassist Scott Colley and Danny Gottlieb on drums, the composition was arranged around recordings of solos by Weber. Other performers during the two nights playing selections from Weber’s vast body of work were Weber’s longtime companions Jan Garbarek, Paul McCandless and arranger Michael Gibbs, all drawing ovations from the packed house.
"Free but lonely" is the romantic life's motto of the violonist Joseph Joachim, who was sponsored by Mendelssohn and Schumann and through his friendship with Clara Schumann and Brahms matured into one of the most influential musicians of the 19th century. "F.A.E.", a series of notes derived from this motto, was also the title of a viloin sonata, composed jointly for him in 1853 by Schumann, Brahms and Albert Dietrich. "Free but lonely" is the title of a series of CDs presenting music by the composers close to Joseph Joachim, and by Joachim himself. This opens up a fascinating panorama of romatic music, born from the fruitful exchange of ideas between famous and little known composers whose works deserve to be discovered.