Marion von Tilzer

De bekende filmcomponist Michael Nyman (The Cook, The Theif, his wife and her lover; The Piano etc.) schreef over de muziek van Marion von Tilzer:

“Marion von Tilzer succeeds where most musicians have failed in managing to harmonise eastern and western music without betraying either tradition”
Michael Nyman

Tijdens een mooi concert in het Bethaniënklooster in Amsterdam heeft Job Cohen de eerste cd van Kirvani revisited, een Castus productie, overhandigd gekregen. Met een prachtige toespraak over de betekenis van de vrijheid in Amsterdam kreeg de bijzondere muziek van de van de Oostenrijks-Nederlandse componiste een extra dimensie.

In the year 1797, in a small village hidden high in the Austrian Alps, Virgin Mary appeared with a tear in her eye before an amazed 18-year-old village girl. Nowadays, you will find images of the weeping Mary on every corner in the village of Absam as processions of pilgrims pass through reverentially. The ambiance of Absam made a deep impression on another girl who lived in the same place, but in another time: Marion von Tilzer.

Early in life Marion left Absam and grew up in a different part of the world to play the piano and write her own music. However the memory of Absam stayed with her and became part of her. This longing became an imaginative space, a source of musical inspiration, which is reflected in her pieces. Marion travelled far, always looking for this illusive place she could not find. Finally, in India she discovered a road that led back to Absam: a road called Kirvani. The Indian raga Kirvani expresses the eternal feeling of longing and passion, which has been an inspiration for the arts throughout times and different cultures. In India this scale is used in classical Indian music, as well as in Bollywood film music, to describe the yearning for the beloved. For Marion it proved to be the perfect vehicle to express her affinity with Absam - she calls it the Kirvani Feeling. For her, Kirvani is a raga from the Alps.

Titel: KIRVANI REVISITED
Productie en label: Castus
Gelicenceerd door: Challenge Records

Marion van Tilzer: piano
Liat Alkan-Heymann: soprano

Rani Heymann: clarinet
Julien Chauvin: violin

Jeroen van der Wel: violin
Joost Keizer: violin

Sanne van der Horst: violoncello
Lenneke van Staalen: Indian violin

Heiko Dijker: tabla