Program: Peter Ruzicka (*1948) Orchestra Works ∙ Vol. 4 ANTIFONE – STROFE for 25 solo strings and percussion (1970) 10:17 [01] Antifone 04:55 [02] Strofe 05:21 Live · Concert series “NDR the new work ” First recording NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Peter Ruzicka, conductor THE SUN SINKS Eight songs based on fragments by Friedrich Nietzsche 12:32 for baritone and orchestra (1997–2007) [03] I. The sun 02:03 [04] II. Self-executioner 00:32 [05] III. It raised […]

Program: Quiétude Fragile Baby Sommer Kiecktett [01] Coffee black with thick Berta Comprovization for piano and drums 02:06 [02] Midnight (2017) for flute, viola, piano and drums 07:49 [03] Message from Vienna (2021) for flute, viola, piano and percussion 04:08 [04] Tafelsilber Comprovization for viola and percussion 01:56 [05] Quiétude Fragile (2018) for flute, viola, piano and percussion 06:13 [06] Don't Hold Your Breath (2019) for flute and piano 06:22 [07] Karussell (2021) for flute, viola, […]

Program: Klaus Huber (1924–2017) Vocal Works CD 1 total playing time: 59:58 Oratio Mechtildis (1957) 26:23 Chamber symphony for chamber orchestra with alto voice Texts: Mechthild von Magdeburg (1207–1282) Ossia version for Katharina Rikus Live recording [01] 1. Andante molte espressivo – Poco allegro 06:16 [02] 2. Molto tranquillo 06:04 [03] 3. Poco sostenuto – Agitato – Largo 09:18 [04] Interlude: »Velum« 01 :20 [05] 4. Epilogue 03:25 Katharina […]

Info text: VOCAL MUSIC II When my wife, the Jewish religious philosopher Francesca Yardenit Albertini, died in March 2011, I could do nothing but keep her memory alive by writing a book about her (Germany or Jerusalem. The Short Life of Francesca Albertini, 2013), on the other hand, decided to compose a memorial work. But no requiem, […]

Info text: LIGHT AND SHADOW The program put together for this CD brings together three visually powerful and promising titles: On transparent threads, Concubia nocte and Danse interstellaire. The works, all connected by the basic line-up of the string quartet, revolve around the tension between weariness and courage to live, light and shadow, sadness and consolation. They are exemplary of the composer's musical experimentation and expressiveness [...]

Info text: MALIN BÅNG · WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA Before I start composing, I imagine the orchestra as a huge performance space in which the many musicians are spread out, ready to perform any kind of musical action. The communicative role of each individual instrument is a vital source of inspiration for me, and completely different concepts come to life, […]

Info text: NICOLAUS A. HUBER · AION Angel Dust for trombone and accordion (2007 / 08) I always think about the listener when I compose. I am my first and frequent listener. But first of all I always think about sounds. They face me, also in their enriched forms as sounds, noises, positions. In this piece there are some tones whose […]

Info text: LOVE SONGS A chance encounter about 25 years ago was the source of inspiration for the CD “Love Songs”. On that day, after a lecture, I met Jeannine Hummel, who was to become my wife and companion in all musical and other things. To this day she inspires me and has provided me with critical understanding and intuitive ear […]

Info text: CHESS SHOW (OTHER MEMORIES OF JOHN CAGE) »The sound is transformed and restored, but in an unrecognizable way! He will be reborn. It is a perpetual rebirth or reincarnation. It's life. And it goes on and on.« This quote from John Cage's book For the Birds resonates in the individual versions of Chess Show, a […]

Info text: SEYED SINA SADEGHPOUR – MOSAIC. SONIC PERSPECTIVES ON IRAN Chamber music for soprano and mixed ensemble In the years after the Islamic Revolution, the situation for art and culture in my home country of Iran changed fundamentally. Musicians, especially female musicians, are confronted with major restrictions and limitations. For a long time I have […]

Info text: DAVID MOLINER ∙ PHYSICAL SOUND »The encounter with the music of David Moliner while preparing this CD was a really pleasant surprise for me. I discovered an artist who combines mastery of his craft with a feel for sound and a communicative parlando to express his music.« (Fabián Panisello) Already with my first [...]

    Info text: WORKS BY FRIEDRICH GOLDMANN AND GEORG KATZER Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009) and Georg Katzer (1935–2019) were influential figures in the GDR in a group of younger composers who had been growing since the end of the 1960s and who followed the official demands for »Socialist Realism « contradicted increasingly audibly in artistic creation. The clichés of musical solidarity with the people and mass appeal were […]