edit: Due to the problems in the html of blogger I can't show the video of the concert here - but Saeldes Sanc kindly uploaded a song on you toube. Enjoy ;-)
The following review of the Ernst Horn performance with Saelde Sanc was written for the colourize forum
http://forum.colour-ize.com by an acquiantance of mine. I am very grateful for this report, thank you!
Hannah and Ernst took their seats at piano and keyboard. They did not yet start the concert, though. Teller of tales Leonhard von Hohenlohe (aka Peter Arschteufel) made the introductions. His story about a young man and a maiden continued between the songs, leading through the concert. The songs were mainly unknown to the audience and, as with Helium Vola, the lyrics mostly in old French, Latin and Middle High German, and in general not easy to comprehend. So this was a nice and creative alternative to giving the direct translation of each song. In the second part of the concert, Peter could also show his qualities as a bard singing Irish folk songs together with Hannah.
The musical part began with “Virginis Memoriae” (“Reminiscence of the maiden”), an early composition of Hannah. The melancholic piece is not without agitation as you can hear in the interpretation with cello. Second came the Helium Vola song “Rose am Dorn”. As always with his songs, Ernst found a very simple but effective solution for the acoustic version. Hannah had to handle two microphones, one with a lot of echo, and some effects on the piano (I am not 100% sure but sandwich paper might have been part of it). This is just another example that there has to be a Helium Vola concert at one point. “Diu Nahtegal” (“the nightingale”), Hannah’s latest composition, followed. The development is clearly recognizable. This song is now available online. I was enthralled by this sad song, so I do not recall the complete set list, but part of it were the floating “Duez, j’aime par Amorette” (“I love for love”), “Amoris donat exitio” (“Love brings death”), and “Der Valche” (“The falcon”). The last song was the Scottish “Charlie is my darling”, a traditional song about Bonnie Prince Charlie. Hannah’s attachment for folk music is recognizable here. Of course, the audience did not let the artists leave without an encore after this very nice compilation of songs that created an intimate atmosphere of calm melancholy. After “Palästinalied” in the Qntal version (here on the WGT) and “Des winters langiu Naht” (“Winter’s long night”), however, the concert ended.
Somewhere I read that the music of Saeldes Sanc is like Helium Vola without electronics. This is true in view of the fact that Hannah studies classical voice and is a trained singer as well as for the classical background. Though parts of the songs linger on, like Helium Vola, this is not easy listening and no music to dance to. You have to let yourself get involved with the music and your heart will be full.
If you get the chance to be in Munich on March 29th, I recommend that you enjoy this music live yourself. Ernst is announced to support Saeldes Sanc again and Johannes Nonn, who very recently joined the project with his viola, will add a new color. Btw. the people with the longest journey to the concert on last Friday came from Mexico.