For her debut album as a solo cellist in the ECM New Series, Anja Lechner brings together works by three composers with very different backgrounds: J.S. Bach, Carl Friedrich Abel, and Tobias Hume. Lechner, whose extensive discography has primarily focused on her work with the renowned Rosamunde Quartet and alongside prominent artists from various musical genres, has thus developed a remarkable artistic vision. With her own approach to compositions originally written for cello or viola da gamba, she opens up new sonic perspectives on music spanning two centuries. The program centers on the first two solo suites from Bach's famous six-part cycle for cello, framed by works by Abel and Hume originally conceived for the viola da gamba. These pieces are illuminated by Lechner's interpretation on the cello, some of which she has rearranged herself. The accompanying liner notes by Kristina Maidt-Zinke highlight how remarkably easily and logically three musical worlds merge in this album. The recordings took place in the Church of the Ascension in Munich, and the album was produced by Manfred Eicher.
