This Leipzig based ‘Ideal Orchestra’ stands out with its unique instrumentation and the will to transport extreme emotions, taking the audience on unpredictable sonic journeys where crushing sound walls collide with cinematic soundscapes. On Totensonntag, November 26, 2023, the Ideal Orchestra transformed the Kantine am Berghain into an intense sonic laboratory. With brutal sound walls, eruptive dissonances, and deeply emotional passages, the ensemble created a concert experience that was both overwhelming and profoundly moving. This recording through its aggressive mixing preserves the raw energy and emotional impact of this special live performance. Every tone, every collision of sound and silence, allows the listener to relive the event in its full intensity.
Besetzung: Gellért Szabó (Conducting/Compositions) Alejandro Barria (Cel) Friederike Bartel (Sax) Myrsini Bekakou (V) Floortje Beljon (V) Rebecca Chammas (Voc) Lorenz Bergler (Bcl) Maximilian Bischofberger (Voc) Johannes Bode (Dr) Johannes von Buttlar (Dr) Stephan Deller (Kb) Georg Demel (Pos) Gustav Geissler (Sax) Barnabas Herrmann (Voc) Felix Kothe (Dr) Gregor Littke (Pos) Simon Lucaciu (P) Justin Remfrey (Kb) Philipp Reinsch (Tuba) Susanne Stock (Acc)
Christoph Giesemann (Livesound/Recording)
Lukas Rutzen (Mix/Master)
Salwa Wittwer (illustration albumcover)
Kamera: Lena Maria Held, Maurice Erdtmann, Ole Jacobs, Marcus Nebe, Robin Lambrecht
Schnitt: Robin Lambrecht
Licht: Christoph Lehmann