Christoph Buchwald - Falling out of time: Requiem (2023)

"I didn't realise that the indescribable - the sadness, pain and anger of losing a child or loved one - could be described so precisely in music and song." -David Grossman- "Requiem: Falling Out Of Time" is loosely based on David Grossman's book "Out of Time Falling", which has been translated into more than 30 languages. The work is dedicated to Grossman's son Uri, who died in the Lebanon war in 2006. The Cossee publisher and composer Christoph Buchwald, who knew Uri well, wrote the requiem, consisting of 22 songs and 2 instrumental pieces. "Because I couldn't find any reliable words to express this misery to David and Michal Grossman or to myself. It was only possible with and through the music." The 24 pieces were written over 7 years and Buchwald, who studied film music, plays organ, harpsichord, 6- and 12-string guitar, bass and sings. Piano, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, strings, choir and soprano were recorded with guest musicians in the Zeeland Concert Hall, famous for its acoustics.

Tracklist
01. Ouverture
02. At The Kitchen Table
03. Don't Lose Track
04. Goodbye
05. Stabat Mater
06. What Is The Benefit Of This
07. Soup And Enlightment
08. The Bad Dream
09. Every Thought Starts To Crumble
10. Prayer
11. Embrace Me And Farewell
12. Oft Denke Ich
13. The Choir Of The Mourners
14. This Way, That Way
15. Centaur's Question
16. Framed On The Mantelpiece
17. Anniversary Blues
18. Do You Remember
19. Just Silence
20. The Blade
21. How To Handle This
22. Found The Words, But No Voice
23. We Bow Our Heads
24. Remembrance