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Heart of Darkness
Odyssee für Klarinette in B und Orchester
clarinet and orchestra
"It seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream - making a vain attempt... We live, as we dream - alone..." Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
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Heart of Darkness is not a clarinet concerto in the usual sense of the word. Here, no virtuoso soloist confronts the orchestra. On the contrary, Christian Jost lets the soloist be caught up within a musical maelstrom between two orchestras which are clearly separated from each other in the concert hall.
The starting point for his piece, says the composer, was the ‘adventure of discovery of one’s own personality’. It tells ‘a story of exploitation and the derailment of power, symbolized by a divided orchestra, which moulds around the soloist like a rhythmic spiral, like a jungle made of sound, and pulls him deeper and deeper in, right in to the ‘heart of darkness’.
The starting point for his piece, says the composer, was the ‘adventure of discovery of one’s own personality’. It tells ‘a story of exploitation and the derailment of power, symbolized by a divided orchestra, which moulds around the soloist like a rhythmic spiral, like a jungle made of sound, and pulls him deeper and deeper in, right in to the ‘heart of darkness’.
Orchestral Cast
1 · Altfl. · 1 · Engl. Hr. · 0 · Bassklar. · 2 · Kfg. - 4 · 0 · 2 · Basspos. · Kb.-Pos. · 0 - S. (Marimba · 3 Tomt. · gr.Tr.) (3 Spieler) - Klav. - Str.
[Orchester links: Fl. · Ob. · 2 Fg. - 2 Hr. · Pos. · Basspos. - Marimba · Klav. - Str.
Orchester rechts: Altfl. · Engl. Hr. · Bassklar. · Kfg. - 2 Hr. · Pos. · Kb.-Pos. · S. (3 Tomt. · gr.Tr.) (2 Spieler) - Str.]
[Orchester links: Fl. · Ob. · 2 Fg. - 2 Hr. · Pos. · Basspos. - Marimba · Klav. - Str.
Orchester rechts: Altfl. · Engl. Hr. · Bassklar. · Kfg. - 2 Hr. · Pos. · Kb.-Pos. · S. (3 Tomt. · gr.Tr.) (2 Spieler) - Str.]
More Information
Title:
Heart of Darkness
Odyssee für Klarinette in B und Orchester
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2007
Duration:
25 ′
World Premiere:
November 7, 2007 · Berlin (D)
Philharmonie
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Klarinette · Conductor: Simon Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker
Philharmonie
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Klarinette · Conductor: Simon Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker
Commissioned work :
Auftragswerk der Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker
Technical Details
Product number:
LS 5147-01
Delivery rights:
Worldwide
Performances
Heart of Darkness
Conductor: Martin Sieghart
Orchestra: Dortmunder Philharmoniker
June 22, 2011 |
Dortmund (Germany) , Theater, Konzerthaus
Heart of Darkness
Conductor: Martin Sieghart
Orchestra: Dortmunder Philharmoniker
June 21, 2011 |
Dortmund (Germany) , Theater, Konzerthaus
Heart of Darkness
Conductor: Jac van Steen
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
November 25, 2009 |
Cardiff (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , BBC Hoddinott Hall — National Premiere
19.00 h - BBC NOW - Composer Portrait Christian Jost
Heart of Darkness
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
November 9, 2007 |
Berlin (Germany) , Philharmonie
20.00 Uhr
Heart of Darkness
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
November 8, 2007 |
Berlin (Germany) , Philharmonie
20.00 Uhr
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