This programme takes Asya Fateyeva and the lautten compagney on an exhilarating journey through three centuries of resonant musical history.

Henry Purcell was the most renowned English composer of the Baroque era. Blending catchy melodies with grooving rhythms, his music was the pop of London circa 1690. The Beatles released their first single in 1962 and creatively shaped the modern pop culture of the 20th century.

With their characteristic sound of historical instruments, lautten compagney creates a new auditory experience, making the boundaries between styles and eras permeable. For the first time, they collaborate with the young saxophonist, making traditional classifications such as Serious Music or Pop Music irrelevant here.

Works by Erwin Schulhoff, Adolf Busch, Anton Webern, Ernst Krenek, Paul Hindemith, Kurt Weill

Saxophonist Asya Fateyeva revisits the golden era of her instrument: the 1920s when it was seen as the voice of modern salon music. Named after Ernst Krenek's jazz opera "Jonny spielt auf", the album is a blend of danceable urban rhythms, cultural-political ostracism, and musical pioneering spirit. "With Adolf Busch, Paul Hindemith, and Anton Webern, the saxophone appears as a medium, a sound means to an end. Erwin Schulhoff, Kurt Weill, and Ernst Krenek particularly use it as an expression of the zeitgeist in the 1920s," says Fateyeva.

Her chamber music partners include Emma Yoon and Florian Donderer on violin, Yuko Hara on viola, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff, Stepan Simonian on piano, and Shirley Brill on clarinet.

On "Carneval," Asya Fateyeva delves into carnival's dramas, characters, and the surprising human entanglements herein, with the saxophone being exceptionally well-suited for this: "The title 'Carneval' describes the spirit of the saxophone. It likes to dress up, experiment, explore different styles, and slip into the roles of other instruments."

Like in an opera staging, Asya has cast soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones as characters, demonstrating how closely her instrument can mirror the human voice. "Massenet, Bizet, and many other composers used the saxophone to achieve a special, vocal-like timbre," she says.

Asya Fateyeva

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Heitor Villa-Lobos

On the album "Bachiana" featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Heitor Villa-Lobos, Asya Fateyeva showcases not only her virtuosity as a saxophonist but also her talent as an arranger. She is splendidly complemented by the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn under principal conductor Ruben Gazarian. "Ever since I was a child, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has greatly inspired me, his music was always there. I think most musicians feel similarly; Bach's universal language knows no boundaries, and when one encounters his music, there's a sense of touching something infinite," reflects Asya Fateyeva.