“Alle Menschen werden Schwestern” (All humans become sisters) for cello and piano

Description

The piece “Alle Menschen werden Schwestern” (All humans become sisters) was written as a commission for the sisters Anouchka and Katharina Hack, who are known as outstanding musicians and as a well-rehearsed duo on cello and piano. The starting point was Beethoven‘s “Ode to Joy”. Although the famous melody remains recognizable, the theme sounds in a minor key and unfolds a profound emotional expressiveness, which is completed by a cello cadenza to form an independent work.
The CD entitled “Alle Menschen werden Schwestern” was released in 2024 on the Berlin Classics label (11929879), recorded by Anouchka and Katharina Hack.