Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Chamber Music

Współczesna Muzyka Klasyczna / Kameralistyka
premiera polska: 2004-08-03
kontynent: Europa
kraj: Norwegia
opakowanie: digipackowe etui
opis:
All Music Guide
If Bernd Alois Zimmermann is regarded as a musical pluralist (i.e., one who accepted all styles and influences as equally valid, and dismissed the restrictions of the postwar schools), then his enigmatic works may be easier to understand as "outsider" music, rather than as inconsistent, confused experiments. In terms of sound production, melodic fragmentation, and harmonic complexity, Intercommunicazione for cello and piano (1967), Présence for piano trio (1961), and the Short Studies (4) for cello (1970) are the most recognizably avant-garde. Yet these works remain undefined by systems and seem composed solely through intuition, so varied are their techniques, effects, and whimsical quotations. In contrast, Capriccio for piano (1946) and the Sonata for violin (1951) are plainly tonal and almost neo-Classical, and bear some of the influences of Stravinsky and Bartók, often found in works composed immediately after World War II. Because the program suits the needs of the three performers and does not present Zimmermann's works chronologically or in a broader context, this album gives a false impression of the composer's development. Violinist Petter Sheppard Skærved, cellist Friedrich Gauwerky, and pianist Ian Pace play the music with conviction and energy, though they inadvertently make Zimmermann's music seem more eclectic than he may have intended.
by Blair Sanderson

muzycy:
Friedrich Gauwerky: violin
Ian Pace: violoncello
Peter Sheppard Skaerved: piano

utwory:
1. INTERCOMUNICAZIONE 21:35
2. CAPRICCIO 9:25
3. SONATA FOR VIOLIN SOLO; I. PRÄLUDIUM - ANDANTE SOSTENUTO 3:16
4. SONATA FOR VIOLIN SOLO; II. RHAPSODIE - ALLEGRO MODERATO, RISOLUTO 2:17
5. SONATA FOR VIOLIN SOLO; III. TOCCATA - ALLEGRO MODERATO 4:38
6. FOUR SHORT STUDIES FOR VIOLONCELLO SOLO; I. 0.31 0:31
7. FOUR SHORT STUDIES FOR VIOLONCELLO SOLO; II. 0.49 0:48
8. FOUR SHORT STUDIES FOR VIOLONCELLO SOLO; III. 0.35 0:34
9. FOUR SHORT STUDIES FOR VIOLONCELLO SOLO; IV. 1.15 1:25
10. PRÉSENCE; 1. IČRE SCČNE, INTRODUCTION ET PAS D'ACTION (DON QUICHOTE) 4:03
11. PRÉSENCE; 2. IČME SCČNE, PAS DE DEUX (DON QUICHOTE ET UBU) 3:07
12. PRÉSENCE; 3. IČME SCČNE, SOLO (PAS D'UBU) 4:39
13. PRÉSENCE; 4. IČME SCČNE, PAS DE DEUX (MOLLY BLOOM ET DON QUICHOTE) 4:51
14. PRÉSENCE; 5. IČME SCČNE, PAS D'ACTION ET FINALE (MOLLY BLOOM) 9:01

total time - 70:10
wydano: 17th Mar 2003
nagrano: 2003
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