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Performers
Maria Spengler (Violin)
Seth Josel (Guitar)
Shynia Hashimoto (Tuba)
Virginie Tarrete (Harp)
Maaike Aarts (Violin)
Severine Ballon (Cello)
Mirjam Schroder (Harp)
Hannah Weirich (Violin)
Gesa Johanns (Horn)
Tinta von Altenstadt (Violin)
John Corbett (Clarinet)
Ned McGowan (Flute)
Benjamin Spillner (Violin)
Notes & Reviews:
A tendency to focus on internal processes has emerged in the music of the last few decades. This disc features compositions on that theme by Mark Andre, Kaija Saariaho and Ian Willcock. Andre was seeking existential sonic situations on his path “toward the inside” (or nach innen, to quote the writtenout title of his piece “ni”). Like Andre, Saariaho has also delved into the internal nature of sound. Her rich variety of spectral harmonies tells an old story in a new way: a violin concerto that portrays the legend of the grail. Willcock’s piece visits the discoverer of the unconscious, Sigmund Freud, on his deathbed. Freud’s glimpses of the “inside” showed that sometimes there is more to be found there than the truth.
Notes & Reviews:Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K (04/15/2007); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K (09/19/2004); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K (10/13/2006).
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Works Details
Willcock, Ian : Grave, for ensemble - Performers: Ned McGowan (Flute); Benjamin Spillner (Violin); Maria Spengler (Violin); Seth Josel (Guitar); Shynia Hashimoto (Tuba); Virginie Tarrete (Harp)
- Conductor: James Wood
- Ensemble: MusikFabrik
- Notes: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (04/15/2007); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (09/19/2004); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (10/13/2006)
- Running Time: 12 min. 58 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Andre, Mark [Composer] : ni, for 14 instruments - Conductor: Rupert Huber
- Ensemble: MusikFabrik
- Notes: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (04/15/2007); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (09/19/2004); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (10/13/2006)
- Running Time: 17 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Saariaho, Kaija : Graal théâtre, for violin & orchestra - Performers: Maaike Aarts (Violin); Severine Ballon (Cello); Mirjam Schroder (Harp); Hannah Weirich (Violin); Gesa Johanns (Horn); Tinta von Altenstadt (Violin); John Corbett (Clarinet)
- Conductor: Peter Rundel
- Ensemble: MusikFabrik
- Notes: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (04/15/2007); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (09/19/2004); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln (10/13/2006)
- Running Time: 27 min. 23 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1994




























