Contact
duo imPuls
Barbara und Sebastian Bartmann
info@duoimPuls.eu
www.duoimPuls.eu
+49 711 365 80 40
Im Hag 10
70327 Stuttgart
Germany
CD “minimalBACH”
Preludes from „Well-tempered-piano“ revised by Sebastian Bartmann
The new project "minimalBACH" by the piano duo "duo imPuls" is dedicated to the
preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach from the first volume of the "Well-Tempered
Piano", which are placed in the new, exciting listening context of "minimal music".
In Bach's preludes, countless minimalist structures can be found, not least the
most characteristic compositional technique of the so-called "continuation" of
small musical ideas and motifs into an artistic web. The "minimal music" - with the
main representatives Steve Reich, Philipp Glass and Terry Riley - produced a
hitherto unknown radical simplicity by doing without a motivic continuation in the
way it happened with Bach, instead only the smallest changes were made to
motifs and patterns over long distances.
Today's influences of digital design possibilities (sound & film) have brought
techniques such as slow motion, loops, hard cuts, dissolves, color corrections into
the general understanding of image and sound language.
The aim of the composer and pianist Sebastian Bartmann is to use the
"minimalBACH" project to focus on the musical essence and affects of the
individual preludes by J.S. Bach, to extract their radiance and to shed new light on
them with the techniques of "minimal music" and the modern techniques
mentioned above.
releases
minimalBACH
recordings in the Bauerstudios Ludwigsburg together with sound engineer Piotr Furmanczyk
CD “liquid moods”
Havanna, Paris and New York
2014 also saw the release of her first CD "liquid moods" - a knitting homage to the
inspiring world of the bars of Havana, Paris and New York. The nostalgic, eccentric
piano cocktails from Sebastian Bartmann's pen tell captivating stories full of
melancholy, lightness and beguiling poetry in the emotional hub of the bars.
"Piano music with lounge feeling, performed by the duo imPuls, lively, with depth
and at the highest musical and technical level. Please top it up!”
WDR 3
Awards
Piano duo
All Best Performance Awards, Bronze Award, Audience Award at the
Dranoff Competition, Miami, 2013.
1st prize at the International Competition for Contemporary
Chamber Music, Kraków, 2009.
1st prize at the Concours Valberg, Nice, 2008.
1st prize, Grieg Prize and special prize for contemporary music at the
International Edvard Grieg Competition, Oslo, 2007.
Composition
In summer 2017 Sebastian Bartmann was Grand Prize Award Winner
for Filmmusic, awarded by the Oticons Faculty Los Angeles, judged
by a jury of 30, including Lalo Schifrin, Bruno Coulais, Jan A.P.
Kaczmarek, Stephen Warbec and others.
Composition Prize of the City of Düsseldorf for "KOAN - Stille Laute"
(KOAN - silent noises)
International concerts
on the road and yet at home
"duo imPuls" has made guest appearances in numerous European
concert halls (Berlin/Konzerthaus, Lisbon/Gulbenkian, Brussels/Palais des
Beaux-Arts, Ljubljana/Cankarjev Dom, Krakow/Philharmonie) and has been
present on various concert tours in South America and the USA. The
pianists made their debut in New York in 2010 at the Merkin Concert Hall.
In addition, the artists have appeared on various television and
radio productions of the stations ARTE, ZDF, WDR, SWR, Deutschlandfunk
as well as foreign stations.
Unique features
Ideas and own compositions
In addition to the classical-romantic literature, the diverse repertoire of "duo
imPuls" also includes his own works. Sebastian Bartmann's award-winning
compositions have been performed in many European countries as well as in
the USA. As a versatile composer, he is reluctant to commit himself to one
style, and thus multifaceted compositions for various formats in the fields of
media, film and drama as well as instrumentations for the concert are created.
In addition to highly acclaimed piano duo works, he has also written orchestral
works, most recently the "symphony of perfect taste" for the
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt/Oder, as well as "second hands
- ein musikalisches Ausbruchsmärchen" for the 2nd violins of the Munich
Philharmonic or "Last Letters - p.s. voices before and beyond" for the Blenheim
Singers in Oxford, based on the death sentences of British personalities from
history.
Furthermore, the duo imPuls stands for extraordinary concert formats and
concepts.
on 2 grand pianos together with DJ Brimstone in the Knight Concert Hall in Miami
Crossing borders
captivating and far away from worn out webs
The rousing pianist duo stands for their very own
multifaceted handwriting: the subtle artists are open-minded
and curious and like to break new ground, far away from the
beaten track. They also consciously cross boundaries, because
their credo is to perform something original and deeply
personal. And the effect is overwhelming: unique
interpretations in unmistakable timbres, presented in
technical and stylistic brilliance, characterise the style of the
likeable artist couple.
Fascinating sound images
enlivened and inspired
The piano duo, which has received many international awards, captivates and
inspires worldwide audiences with its unmistakable character. Inspired and
inspired by the 88 piano keys, the artists embody the perfection of intimate
interaction in a new dimension and at the highest level. Perfectly harmonious
and deeply connected, they conjure up fascinating soundscapes on the stages
of the world.
"... sparkling, with depth and at the highest musical and technical level."
WDR 3
Barbara and Sebastian Bartmann
Passionate piano playing in intense brilliance
- full of depth and strength, full of devotion and emotion -
for this stand the pianists Barbara and Sebastian Bartmann
of "duo imPuls".
Contact
duo imPuls
Barbara und Sebastian Bartmann
info@duoimPuls.eu
www.duoimPuls.eu
+49 711 365 80 40
Im Hag 10
70327 Stuttgart
Germany
News
Concerts, novelties …
CD “minimalBACH”
Preludes from „Well-tempered-piano“ revised by Sebastian Bartmann
The new project "minimalBACH" by the piano duo "duo imPuls" is dedicated
to the preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach from the first volume of the "Well-
Tempered Piano", which are placed in the new, exciting listening context of
"minimal music".
In Bach's preludes, countless minimalist structures can be found, not least
the most characteristic compositional technique of the so-called
"continuation" of small musical ideas and motifs into an artistic web. The
"minimal music" - with the main representatives Steve Reich, Philipp Glass
and Terry Riley - produced a hitherto unknown radical simplicity by doing
without a motivic continuation in the way it happened with Bach, instead
only the smallest changes were made to motifs and patterns over long
distances.
Today's influences of digital design possibilities (sound & film) have brought
techniques such as slow motion, loops, hard cuts, dissolves, color corrections
into the general understanding of image and sound language.
The aim of the composer and pianist Sebastian Bartmann is to use the
"minimalBACH" project to focus on the musical essence and affects of the
individual preludes by J.S. Bach, to extract their radiance and to shed new
light on them with the techniques of "minimal music" and the modern
techniques mentioned above.
releases
minimalBACH
recordings in the Bauerstudios Ludwigsburg together
with sound engineer Piotr Furmanczyk
CD “liquid moods”
Havanna, Paris and New York
2014 also saw the release of her first CD "liquid moods" - a knitting
homage to the inspiring world of the bars of Havana, Paris and New York.
The nostalgic, eccentric piano cocktails from Sebastian Bartmann's pen
tell captivating stories full of melancholy, lightness and beguiling poetry in
the emotional hub of the bars.
"Piano music with lounge feeling, performed by the duo imPuls, lively, with
depth and at the highest musical and technical level. Please top it up!”
WDR 3
Awards
Piano duo
All Best Performance Awards, Bronze Award, Audience Award at the
Dranoff Competition, Miami, 2013.
1st prize at the International Competition for Contemporary
Chamber Music, Kraków, 2009.
1st prize at the Concours Valberg, Nice, 2008.
1st prize, Grieg Prize and special prize for contemporary music at the
International Edvard Grieg Competition, Oslo, 2007.
Composition
In summer 2017 Sebastian Bartmann was Grand Prize Award Winner
for Filmmusic, awarded by the Oticons Faculty Los Angeles, judged
by a jury of 30, including Lalo Schifrin, Bruno Coulais, Jan A.P.
Kaczmarek, Stephen Warbec and others.
Composition Prize of the City of Düsseldorf for "KOAN - Stille Laute"
(KOAN - silent noises)
International concerts
on the road and yet at home
"duo imPuls" has made guest appearances in numerous European
concert halls (Berlin/Konzerthaus, Lisbon/Gulbenkian, Brussels/Palais des
Beaux-Arts, Ljubljana/Cankarjev Dom, Krakow/Philharmonie) and has been
present on various concert tours in South America and the USA. The
pianists made their debut in New York in 2010 at the Merkin Concert Hall.
In addition, the artists have appeared on various television and
radio productions of the stations ARTE, ZDF, WDR, SWR, Deutschlandfunk
as well as foreign stations.
Unique features
Ideas and own compositions
In addition to the classical-romantic literature, the diverse
repertoire of "duo imPuls" also includes his own works.
Sebastian Bartmann's award-winning compositions have been
performed in many European countries as well as in the USA.
As a versatile composer, he is reluctant to commit himself to
one style, and thus multifaceted compositions for various
formats in the fields of media, film and drama as well as
instrumentations for the concert are created. In addition to
highly acclaimed piano duo works, he has also written
orchestral works, most recently the "symphony of perfect
taste" for the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester
Frankfurt/Oder, as well as "second hands - ein musikalisches
Ausbruchsmärchen" for the 2nd violins of the Munich
Philharmonic or "Last Letters - p.s. voices before and beyond"
for the Blenheim Singers in Oxford, based on the death
sentences of British personalities from history.
Furthermore, the duo imPuls stands for extraordinary concert
formats and concepts.
on 2 grand pianos together with DJ Brimstone in the Knight Concert Hall in Miami
Crossing borders
captivating and far away from worn out webs
The rousing pianist duo stands for their very own
multifaceted handwriting: the subtle artists are open-minded
and curious and like to break new ground, far away from the
beaten track. They also consciously cross boundaries, because
their credo is to perform something original and deeply
personal. And the effect is overwhelming: unique
interpretations in unmistakable timbres, presented in
technical and stylistic brilliance, characterise the style of the
likeable artist couple.
Fascinating sound images
enlivened and inspired
The piano duo, which has received many international awards,
captivates and inspires worldwide audiences with its
unmistakable character. Inspired and inspired by the 88 piano
keys, the artists embody the perfection of intimate interaction
in a new dimension and at the highest level. Perfectly
harmonious and deeply connected, they conjure up
fascinating soundscapes on the stages of the world.
"... sparkling, with depth and at the highest musical and
technical level."
WDR 3
Barbara and Sebastian Bartmann
Passionate piano playing in intense brilliance
- full of depth and strength, full of devotion and emotion -
for this stand the pianists Barbara and Sebastian Bartmann
of "duo imPuls".
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