Cosmic Calendar Marina Baranova

• 1 Baranova: January - Particles of Freedom 03:59
• 2 Baranova: February - Becoming Transparent 04:13
• 3 Baranova: March - The Inner Gravity 02:48
• 4 Baranova: April - And There Was Light 02:22
• 5 Baranova: May - Gliding on the Milky Way 03:03
• 6 Baranova: June - Matter. Antimatter. What's the Meter? 02:45
• 7 Baranova: July - Requiem for a Supernova 03:42
• 8 Baranova: August - Birth of the Sun 03:37
• 9 Baranova: September - Stellar Barcarolle 02:53
• 10 Baranova: October - Celestial Serenade 03:15
• 11 Baranova: November - Air 02:27
• 12 Baranova: December - You and Me and Everything Around Us 02:22
• Total Runtime 37:26

Info for Cosmic Calendar

Die jüngste Veröffentlichung der ukrainischen Pianistin und Komponistin Marina Baranova, "Cosmic Calendar", unterstreicht ihr vielseitiges musikalisches Können. Aufgewachsen in einem Haushalt, in dem ihre Mutter klassische Musik und ihr Vater Jazz und Komposition unterrichtete, war Marina Baranova schon früh mit unterschiedlichen musikalischen Welten konfrontiert, was ihre Fähigkeiten zur Improvisation förderte. Als hochbegabte Pianistin verfeinerte sie ihr Handwerk in ihrer Heimatstadt Charkiw (Ukraine) und später an der Universität Hannover (Deutschland) und spielte mit einer natürlichen Leichtigkeit. Baranova verfügt über eine synästhetische Begabung, die es ihr ermöglicht, Klänge als Farben wahrzunehmen, was ihrer Musik eine einzigartige Dimension verleiht.

"Cosmic Calendar" ist sowohl eine philosophische Betrachtung der Schöpfung des Universums als auch eine tiefgründige Erkundung der inneren Gedanken von Marina Baranova. Mit einem Stück für jeden Monat des Jahres zeichnet das Album die kosmische Geschichte nach, vom Urknall bis zur Entstehung des Lebens. "Jeder Monat steht für einen bedeutenden Meilenstein und zeigt gleichzeitig Parallelen zur persönlichen Entwicklung", schreibt die Komponistin im Booklet des Albums und erklärt weiter: "Er beschreibt verschiedene Phasen, wie die Befreiung von grenzenlosen Möglichkeiten durch den Urknall (Particles of Freedom), den Abkühlungsprozess (Becoming Transparent), der zu klaren Perspektiven, Selbsterkenntnis (The Inner Gravity), einem Gefühl des "Flow" inmitten unzähliger Möglichkeiten (Gliding on the Milky Way) führt, dem Aufgeben von Überzeugungen und dem Gefühl der Traurigkeit (Requiem for a Supernova), zur Geburt der Hoffnung (Birth of the Sun), dem romantischen Tanz der Erde und des Mondes (Celestial Serenade), der Bildung der lebenswichtigen Ozonschicht (Air) und schließlich dem Entstehen der Menschheit (You and me and everything around us)."

Marina Baranova, Klavier

Marina Baranova
Born into a musical family in Ukraine, Marina Baranova began playing the piano when she was five years old. Just two years later, she was accepted into a music school for talented children in her home town of Kharkov. At age 11, Marina won first prize at the International Competition for Young Pianists in Ukraine, which preceded her first international concert tour in Finland.

In the late 90’s she moved to Germany to begin studying with Professor Vladimir Krainev at the University for Music, Theatre and Media in Hannover. Throughout her studies in Hannover, she won at least one internationally renowned competition every year. Marina still resides in Hannover, her base with which she returns from international tours across famous concert halls in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Poland, Israel, Latin America and Thailand.

Marina’s passionate musical interpretation and performances have won over the public and press alike at a wide range of festivals. Festivals such as the International Piano Festival Ferruccio Busoni and the Merano Classic Festival in South Tyrol, Italy, the Viennese Music Week, the Beethoven and Schumann festivals in Bonn, the Granada Piano festival, Schumann Fest Week, Leipzig, and the Beethoven Night in Heidelberg have all seen Marina enhance her international reputation. A sought-after soloist, Marina has performed with the German Radio Philharmonic, the Würtembergischen Philharmonic conducted by Ola Rudner, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Quartet, the Slaska Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bromberg Radio Orchestra conducted by Tadeusz Strugala, the Romanian Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra and the Jerusalem Strings in Yad Vashem, Israel. Her performances have been broadcast on German national TV and Radio including her debut concerto performance in Berlin and her concert performance in the Trierer Kurfürstlichen Palace.

Her debut CD „Marina Baranova plays Schumann“, released by Pianissimo Music in 2012, was given rave reviews by the press. Jaochim Kaiser described her as a skilled and captivating interpreter of Schumann’s music.

Alongside her career as a classical pianist, Marina’s interests also lie in cross-over projects in Jazz, New Music and World Music. For example, She has been involved in numerous world premiere performances of composer Damian Marhulets’ electro-acoustic compositions, including „STELLAR - Wandering Stars Suite“, on which she collaborated with award winning guitarist Frank Bungarten, and „Triangulation“, which was performed at the Beethoven Fest in Bonn. In the world music arena, Marina performed with klezmer legend and clarinettist Giora Feidman at the Vienna Konzerthaus with a program of Jewish songs and songs by Schubert. Shortly following this project, Marina was asked to perform as a guest soloist with Feidman in a CD production, where they recorded numerous compositions together.

Marina Baranova is herself also a talented composer. Her latest CD „Firebird“, where she collaborates with renowned percussionist Murat Coşkun, is completely made up of her own compositions. „Firebird“ was released in 2013 under the Pianissimo Music label and was distributed by Edel Music. Marina and Murat are also touring this program together as a duo.

This album contains no booklet.