Credits:

Anna Prohaska, Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Description:

Prohaska and Kopatchinskaja, two personalities unafraid to take on a challenge, tell the story of two Marys. Now she joins forces with her longtime ally, the brilliant Patrizia Kopatchinskaja, to explore the story of two New Testament figures, the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene. Just as Kopatchinskaja's 2019 release, "A Moment and Eternity," focused on Martin's "Six Impressions of the Passion of Christ (Double Altarpiece)," this year's selection will be centered on Martin's "The Marian Trilogy (Triptych)," which includes the Virgin Mary, Mary as Mother, and Mary Magdalene as the lowly Mother. The program will explore the duality of the image of women in the Western world and question the meaning of the image by focusing on Mary as the Holy Mary, Mary as a mother, and Mary as a symbol of lowly status and her salvation.Violinist Michi Wianenko, a composer and violinist in whom both musicians have great trust, arranged many of the pieces, bringing out Camerata Bern's high ensemble ability and the alluringly dark, shimmering quality of its timbres. Prohaska and Kopatchinskaja's expressiveness and strong personalities, which belie the intensity of the works' amplitudes, sometimes clash with each other, creating the album's ineffable charm. Naxos Japan