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The Art Of Duo

Symphonic Works

Orchestra

After more than 30 years of successful collaboration and concerts around the world we move on to the next stage in our musical career. Finally we realized the dream of arranging our original music with its power, its complex compositions and uncompromising arrangements for symphonic orchestra. We mastered the challenge of transferring our duo identity to symphonic works.

In April 2021 we recorded our compositions and arrangements of Overture and Majoh at Roxy Ulm, due to Corona with a smaller orchestra line-up. These originals are parts of our Symphonic Works.

  • Participants

    A big thank you to all contributors:

    Conductor Michael Weiger

    Violin 1 Tamás Füzesi · Violin 2 Kojima Yuki · Viola Maria Braun · Violoncello Karl-Heinz Gudat · Contrabass Yannick Sartorelli

    Flute Vanessa Brenzinger-Schüz · Oboe Satoshi Hidaka · Clarinet Jochen Anger · Bassoon Lukas Gruber · French Horn 1 Adriano Orlandi · French Horn 2 Achim Schmid-Egger

    Audio-Recording Martin Armbruster, Matthias Mezger, Daniel Konold
    Camera Rob Stirner, Jens Schalle
    Mix Jens Schalle
    Mastering Hans-Philipp Graf (HP Mastering)

    Light- and Stagedesign Patrick Rabus, Svenja Zielenda
    Video-Editing Wolfram Högerle

    Musical Directors Manne Schlaier, Thomas Hirt, Michael Weiger
    Compositions Schlaier Hirt
    Arrangements Schlaier Hirt

    Projekt Management Michael Mutschler and Daniel Konold

Audio

The Art Of Duo

How do the last 118 seconds in the life of Mungo Park, the protagonist from T.C. Boyle's masterpiece Water Music sound? Staying with T.C. Boyle: how does the musical psychogram of the sign-speaking chimpanzee Sam from his current novel Talk To Me sound? How does my tax identification number sound like? And is there a possibility that Falafel is a Swabian dish? We answer these and other questions with our timeless compositions and extraordinary arrangements – profound, congenial, complex, humorous.

Majoh
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Falafel
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G/soxx
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Chicks
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Don't Walk…
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Cat I See
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Labyrinth
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Juicy
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Manne Schlaier - Guitars
Guitars

Manne Schlaier

6 strings · 7 strings

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Thomas Hirt - Woodwinds
Woodwinds

Thomas Hirt

Tenor Sax · Soprano Sax · Bass Clarinet · Flute

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Audio excerpts: John Mills, director of Jazz Studies at the Southwest Texas State University and legendary radio host John Aielli in his radio show Eklektikos at Radio KUT - FM 90.5 Austin/Texas

What Others Say

Reviews

Outstanding Performance

— Claude Nobs · Producer Montreux Jazz Festival

They developed a duo identity in the last several years playing original music which is terrific

— John Mills · Director of Jazz Studies · Southwest Texas State University

Jazz Of The Highest Standard

— Goethe Centre Nicosia

...this is certainly challenging music making and I'm loving it...I can't believe how beautiful it is...and the dueting between you guys, you're so together, it's remarkable

— John Aielli, radio kut- fm 90.5 Austin/Texas

They are standing for one of the most self-willed jazz duos. After a few notes you are captured by their peculiar mixture of saxophone and guitar. Already in this early composition it is noticeable what distinguishes the Schlaier Hirt Duo: their unbelievable ability for the musical dialogue telling stories, or better: they develop music to the inner stories of the listener.

— SZ

…precise power-jazz that has something from a highly developed machine - a machine filled with soul, the spirit of jazz and the ability of invention.

— FA

Manne Schlaier and Thomas Hirt have developed a very personal style over the many years, which distinguishes them from similar duos. Their seemingly loose-like improvisations are brilliantly composed in terms of their structure, but still offer enough space for spontaneous changes. This evening was an impressive experience.

— Westfälische Nachrichten

Publications

Discography

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All CDs recorded live at Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg. Produced, composed and arranged by Manne Schlaier and Thomas Hirt. Available on CD Baby and iTunes.