Freie Stücke
composer: Jörg Widmann
für Ensemble (oder Kammerorchester)
Commissioned work: Auftragswerk der KölnMusik GmbH
Premiere: March 8, 2002 Köln, Philharmonie (D) Wolfgang Rihm zum 50. Geburtstag · Conductor: Dominique My · Ensemble Modern · Organizer: KölnMusik GmbH
Orchestra instrumentation: 2 (2. auch Picc.) · 1 (auch Engl. Hr.) · 2 (1. auch Bassklar., 2. auch Kb.-Klar., beide auch Pedalp.) · 1 (auch Kfg. und Lotosfl.) - 1 · 1 (auch Lotosfl.) · 1 · 0 – S. (I: Crot. · Lotosfl. · Watergong [kl. Tamt.] · Watergong [c'] · Tamt. · Xylorimba · gr. Tr. · Beck. · Glsp. · 5 Woodbl. · 2 Peking-Oper-Gongs · Trillerpf. · hohes Tomt. · 2 hohe Tamb. · Steel Drum · Rototoms [chrom.] · Buckelgongs; II: chin. Beck. · 5 Woodbl. · Lotosfl. · Pedalpauke [auch m. schwerem 20-Zoll-Ride-Beck. m. Kuppe aufgelegt] · 5 Beck. · Xylorimba · Peitsche · gr. Tr. · Crot. · Trgl. · Glsp. · Flex. · Guiro · Peking-Oper-Gong · Trillerpf. · Röhrengl.) (2 Spieler) - Str. (1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 [Kb. mit 5. Saite H], oder chorisch)
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 25' 0''
Year of composition: 2002
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Description
Following on several works for larger-scale forces focused on the mastering of a large-scale structure and musical flow, these pieces take their inspiration from the desire for concentration and reduction. The ten movements all display a high degree of disparity in all possible aspects. Each piece concentrates on a particular tonal phenomenon (pulse, shaky foundations, noise, monophony, structures with harmonics etc.), but all sections still remain interlocked. The ending (or its reflection) of each piece forms the initial point of the subsequent movement, thereby transforming disparate elements into a single narrative. Despite the brevity or reduction on the horizontal plane, the vertical plane of these pieces has become quite substantial by my standards: this is my first real ensemble work (for 9 wind players, 5 string players and 2 percussionists). Jörg Widmann
Recordings
Edition Zeitgenössische Musik - Compilation 75 (2010)
Jörg Widmann- Freie Stücke (VIII - X)
- + various composers
Teodoro Anzellotti, Collegium Vocale Köln, Ensemble Intégrales, Ensemble Modern, Ulrich Heinen, HR-Sinfonieorchester, Klangforum Wien, Ernesto Molinari, NewEars.ensemble: Das Ensemble für aktuelle Musik des Radio-Sinfonieorchesters Stuttgart des SWR, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Walter Seyfarth, Dietburg Spohr, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Julia Whybrow
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