- Credential or Think, Think Lucy
- String quartet No 2 "In Memoriam Christl Zimmel"~Streichquartett I
- String quartet No 2 "In Memoriam Christl Zimmel"~Streichquartett II
- String quartet No 2 "In Memoriam Christl Zimmel"~Streichquartett III
- String quartet No 2 "In Memoriam Christl Zimmel"~Streichquartett IV
- String quartet No 2 "In Memoriam Christl Zimmel"~Streichquartett V
- String quartet No 2 "In Memoriam Christl Zimmel"~Streichquartett VI
- Mobile for Shakespeare
- Liaisons, for percussion
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Beat Furrer Primary Artist,Conductor
Leipziger Streichquartett Primary Artist
Stefan Stopora Primary Artist,Percussion
Thomas Winkler Percussion
Andreas Seidel Violin
Steffen Schleiermacher Celeste
Pia Uehlinger Producer
Peter Pfister Mastering
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati Composer
Werner X. Uehlinger Producer
Wolfgang Hoff Recording Supervision
Martin Demmler Producer
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Roman Haubenstock-Ramati: Mobile for Shakespeare
by Ensemble Avantgarde, Beat Furrer
Ensemble Avantgarde
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Roman Haubenstock-Ramati: Mobile for Shakespeare
by Ensemble Avantgarde, Beat Furrer
Ensemble Avantgarde
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Roman Haubenstock-Ramati is a European counterpart of the New York School having been born around the same time as John Cage (1919) and died near that time as well (1994). Interestingly, his "mobiles," of which there are several in his cannon, and this one dates from 1958, are strange amalgams of early-20th century systems and indeterminacy. Haubenstock-Ramati owes a great debt to his fellow Polish countryman Witold Lutoslawski for the schematic of dynamic and drama in a given composition and to Gyorgy Ligeti for his unusual use of both spoken and sung voices. There are four compositions here performed stellarly by the Ensemble Avantgarde. The first, from 1960, "Credentials, or Think, Think, Lucky," owes much to John Cage. The orchestral palette is minimal, consisting mainly of percussion instruments and a poetic text theatrically recited in English. Frankly, one has to winder at its inclusion here because it is literally a snooze. The text isn't even enough to hold one's attention. The six-movement string quartet from 1977 is another story. Here the notational restraint and slowly assembled compositional architecture are based on a quietly shifting set of tones and timbres exchanged by members of the group. There is a melodic framework pieced into the first and last movements, where in the second the composer attempts to take the traditional dualism of the sonata's form and contrast it with dynamic tension and timbral excess. The third and fifth movements are written in strict isorhythmic canons. However, the players are allowed to choose melodic elements from given sets of pre-determined pitches, combining what is stable and what is mobile. The "Mobile for Shakespeare" (1958) is very much like one of John Zorn's game pieces, based on sets of pre-arranged pitches and rhythmic concerns that allow the performer a vast freedom of meter, accent, timbre, tone, and dynamic within a given frame. While it's true no two performances could ever be the same, as the sonnets are sung (numbers 53 and 54), this one is wonderfully restrained, allowing for a vocal performance by Kerstin Kelin that is, to say the least, otherworldly. The set closes with a truly gorgeous marimba solo entitled "Liaisons" from 1958. If the opening excess had been left off this set, it would have been nigh on perfect. ~ Thom Jurek
Product Details
Release Date: | 04/05/2011 |
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Label: | Hat Hut Records / Hat[Now]Art |
UPC: | 0752156011828 |
Rank: | 207016 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Ensemble Avantgarde Primary Artist,EnsembleBeat Furrer Primary Artist,Conductor
Leipziger Streichquartett Primary Artist
Stefan Stopora Primary Artist,Percussion
Thomas Winkler Percussion
Andreas Seidel Violin
Steffen Schleiermacher Celeste
Technical Credits
Peter Niklas Wilson Liner NotesPia Uehlinger Producer
Peter Pfister Mastering
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati Composer
Werner X. Uehlinger Producer
Wolfgang Hoff Recording Supervision
Martin Demmler Producer
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