Dieter Ilg - Parsifal (2013)

Jazz and classical, Dieter Ilg knows both worlds well. Partly to learn about the history of music, he studied classical double bass at the Freiburg music academy though he had decided to become a jazz bass player at the age of 16. Now one of the leading jazz bassists in Europe, Ilg has occupied himself for years with Guiseppe Verdi, a contemporary and Italian Counterpart of that most formidable, gigantic, and definitely most German of all opera composers, Richard Wagner. With his trio, his subtle and unique interpretation of the famed Verdi opera 'Otello' (in live and studio versions), Ilg elicited rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. So it wasn't a giant leap from Verdi to Wagner, and least of all to his last opera, Parsifal , which also lends its name to Ilg's latest ACT album. Ilg approached his Parsifal entirely without intellectualisation and free of inhibitions. There were no strict guidelines for his companions, Rainer Böhm who masters the situational challenge spectacularly again, as does the French drummer Patrice Héral, who once again melodically and sensitively integrates himself in a way that few of his fellow percussionists master.

Tracklist:

1. Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit
2. Glocken
3. Parsifal
4. Morgengebet
5. Ich bin ein reiner Tor
6. Zaubergarten
7. Amfortas
8. Unerhörtes
9. Herzeleid
10. Kundry
11. Von Welt zu Welt
12. Klageruf
13. Sehnsucht

Personnel:

Dieter Ilg - double bass;
Rainer Böhm - piano;
Patrice Heral - drums.