Hope Solo | Zwischen Himmel und Erde

A solo program for violin – this always involves looking inward, a moment that requires courage. Especially when, as here, it combines the highest art with quite "earthly" challenges. At the same time, a nearly mystical breath unfolds in this program – just think of the Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. Daniel Hope tells his story with the voice of his Guarneri del Gesù. Like Menuhin once did, Hope also dedicates himself to the works of Westhoff, the presumed model for Bach's sonatas and partitas, and the stubbornly individualistic Biber. An artistic dialogue spanning generations – full of depth, virtuosity, and personal resonance.

Daniel Hope, violin & moderation

Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656–1705)

Suite for solo violin No. 5 in D minor (1696) 10'

«Imitazione delle campane» [bell imitation] from the Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in D minor (1694) 3'

Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942)

Sonata for solo violin (1927) 10'

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704)

Passacaglia from the Rosary Sonata for solo violin No. 15 in G minor "Guardian Angel" (circa 1674) 10'

Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)

«A Paganini» for solo violin (1982) 12'

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Chaconne in D minor from the Partita for solo violin BWV 1004 15'

70'