With The Move, Christian Elssser creates a musical diary of change and reveals a particularly intimate, chamber-like side.

After a long phase working primarily as a composer, arranger and conductor for big bands and orchestras Christian Elssser reveals a particularly intimate, chamber-like side on his new quintet album.

While working on the music a lot of changes were about to happen in my personal life. The most crucial one was that my wife and I decided to leave Munich behind and create a new home for our family in the countryside.’

The choice of musicians and the associated instrumentation had a decisive influence on the realization of the compositional ideas. For this recording I invited four long time friends with whom I have worked in various musical contexts – but never in exactly this lineup.’

With The Move, Christian Elssser creates a musical diary of change: a journey full of farewells