JOST - THE ENCHANTED GARDEN VIOLIN/PIANO

"Magic magic myths legends these are the great themes of Baroque operas - an expression of the yearning of the time to indulge in the fantastic through the illusion of opera." This unmistakable parallel to our present is the basis for a profound compositional and contentual exploration. Substances and gestures of early music that inspires me to a series of works will with the magic garden - Concertino for Violin and chamber Orchestra opens it were.

The four movements "wakes - enchanted - threatened - disappeared" whose respective atmospheric structure from the Solo violin is characterized (similar to the Valdaldinian Four Seasons) go through different stages of the idioms of "old music" to make them appear untouched and "magical" by the prism of our time. Thus the concertmaster or a guest soloist can go on the paths of the "Magic Garden" guide them or drifting into the action."

Christian Jost May 2011