program:
Works for various ensemble combinations, performed by the Ensemble Polysono, Egidius Streiff, the Duo Simolka-Wohlhauser and the Treiber-Sontòn Caflisch-Müllenbach Trio [01] Uom Raswékje Nadak for soprano, baritone, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (2012) 19:46 [02] vocis imago version for violin solo (1993–1995) (free interpretation) 13:48 Doste Raif for soprano, baritones and percussion (2016) 07:59 [03] I.Duo 1 for soprano and baritone 01:10 [10] string trio for violin, viola and cello (2007) 10:24 [11] vocis imago for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and violoncello (1993-1995) 21:18
Total playing time: 73:22
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Press:
In April 2018, Dr. Jürgen Schaarwaechter up classical.com: “In this case, the cross-fertilization of instrumental and vocal sounds leads to interesting new discoveries. (…) In the present four works (one of them in two different emanations) Wohlhauser traces the possibilities of the sound of the human voice and other sound producers. People hiss, whisper, hum, flageolet, various percussion instruments are used, voices and sounds grow together to form an overall sound picture. (…) Despite the different starting points, the singing voices are also understood here as an expanded tonal aspect of the instrumental - an idea that of course has a very long tradition. The possibilities of microtonalities and metrics are explored equally, but the music still has something incredibly spontaneous and lively.”
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