CHAMBER MUSIC PLUS

Well, here’s a surprise! Old man Haydn plays the vibes, Bach dances the tango, and Viennese music gets a fresh coat of paint. In this concert series, the classics are not the same as they used to be. Which is just as well, because they’ve been considerably enhanced in the process. The Erlkings turn the art song form on its head, and perform Lieder in English; the celebrated musicians of Tango5 invite their listeners to a Milonga, where they play deep into the night; and the fiery playing of Matthias Bartolomey (cello) and Klemens Bittmann (violin) threatens to set their instruments ablaze. Meanwhile, Roland Neuwirth and Tscho Theissing reclaim our wonderful Viennese music, pulling it that little bit closer to modern times. Johannes Fleischmann, Magda Amara and Günter Haumer summon those old Hollywood émigrés Korngold and Zeisl back home to Vienna. And the Eggner Trio, together with Tobias Moretti, remind us of one of the greatest Tyrolean artists, Werner Pirchner. A host of musicians who are happy to dispense with traditional musical boundaries and historical conventions.