At a time when the world situation is changing drastically and fear, worry and negativity reign, many people feel tired and overwhelmed. With "HOPE", the release of various spiritual and Negro songs, the duo Praxedis would like to set an antipole to let hope and confidence flow into people's hearts.
After 18 CDs, they are dedicating themselves for the first time to the fascinating world of sacred, heavenly songs from America and have written their own arrangements for the duo genre of the two solo instruments harp and piano, which was popular in the 19th century.
The complexity of the poetry in the 23 songs allows for different moods and interpretations. On the one hand, there are allusions to the social situation alongside a belief in the hereafter. The call to protest stands alongside the longing for freedom. The belief in a higher power stands alongside the need for a leader to save us from enslavement by the events of the world. Just as much today as back then when the songs were written.
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Living on multiple planes of existence as a citizen of the earth is becoming increasingly oppressive, with well-defined structures as a projection screen for the social cliché that society makes of us all. In order to survive, one must constantly shuttle back and forth between different planes of existence, which requires existence and cognition in different dimensions simultaneously. These pieces of music gently describe this phenomenon of duplicity and the search for affection. They emphasize the divine, joy and belief in eternity, as well as the transformation to paradise on earth.
While songs used to be performed as a vocal construct with accompanying instruments, the interpretation with harp & piano dusts off the religious scheme of the time by omitting the singing voice and emphasizes the topicality of the works, which deal with themes relating to the human desire for love, light and peace, through spherical harp sounds in dialogue with sparkling piano dynamics.
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