8 pieces on Paul Klee
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60 min 30 s |
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8 Pieces on Paul Klee is the debut album by the Ensemble Sortisatio . It was recorded in Leipzig in February and March 2002 and in Lucerne , Switzerland in August 2002 and released in 2003 by Creative Works Records .
prehistory
With the exception of Christian Henkings Sillis , all compositions on CD 8 Pieces on Paul Klee are commissioned by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
The Groupe Lacroix is a clay creator. It consists of well-known Swiss and Austrian composers from the contemporary music scene. Its members attended master classes with the renowned Russian composer Edisson Denissow as part of the Lucerne Festival . The group was born in the Center musical de la Fondation Hindemith Chalet de Lacroix , Paul Hindemith's last residence in Blonay .
In addition to the chairman of the Switzerland section of the International Society for New Music , Jean-Luc Darbellay , the internationally successful musicians John Wolf Brennan and Marianne Schroeder count themselves . The composer group also includes Christian Henking , Michael Schneider , Michael Radanovics and Alfons Karl Zwicker .
With the exception of Henkings Sillis (DSE), the compositions were premiered in 1999 at the MDR Music Summer in the Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig and in 2002 at the Hindemith Music Center in Blonay.
The music
The following creations were inspired by the Swiss painter Paul Klee and his pictures:
- Obsessed girl
Thuring Bräm dealt with Klee's portraiture. Klee painted both positive and negative faces. He was particularly dedicated to feminine characters. Thus Demonic Lady (1937) and Obsessive Girls (1924) of its ore depressive attitude. Bräm acquired knowledge of the picture at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel in 2000 . The entire quartet was recognized in 2001.
- Shark Turtle Ray
During a stay in Sydney , Australia (1998/99) Schneider got the urge to create. The sea creatures shark , turtle and rays made him feel inspired to write three vivid sentences. The oboe, viola and guitar play.
- How the clover became four-leaved
In 1999, Schroeder was influenced by the watercolors Hat Kopf, Hand, Fuss und Herz (1930) and Mr. Z (1934). All movements are in one piece and the instruments interact with one another.
- N-gl
Brennan is referring to the Angelus Novus (1920) by Paul Klee. Numerous angels appeared to the painter, including angels, still groping from 1939. The short expression N-gl (1999) is a reference to three instruments without a guitar.
- Sillis
Sillis is the only work that was not explicitly composed for the ensemble, it was written back in 1992. Nevertheless, it refers to Hauptweg and Nebenwege (1929). It is one of Klee's most famous pictures and was created after his trip to Egypt . Henking created a guitar work that relates to structures.
- Grieving
Mourning refers to the picture of the same name from 1934, in which Klee reveals his deep dismay over experiences after his release from National Socialist imprisonment. Zwicker's composition was created in 2002 for the entire sound.
- Desecrated Sphinx, The Sphinx is leaving
Michael Radanovics interpreted the sketches Desecrated Sphinx (1939) and The Sphinx Goes (1939). Klee became mysterious as an artistic senior. Radanovics tried to capture precisely this mood in 1999.
- So to speak
The painting So to speak (1933) and thus Darbellay's last composition traces Paul Klee's dots and lines in 17 miniatures after the forced new beginning in Switzerland. The piece from 1997 has a motivating and future-oriented effect.
successes
The works embodied on the CD have been performed on several tours in numerous cities in Switzerland, with the ensemble giving concerts in Bern , Lucerne , Lausanne and Winterthur . In 2004 the works were broadcast on the Dutch Concertzender . In 2008 there were readings with Alexander Klee , Paul Klee's grandson. In addition, other composers felt encouraged to compose on Klee. The Sortisatio Ensemble has been invited to the People's Republic of China and is about to collaborate with international composers.
review
"A pleasure without quotes."
"And with an unparalleled mastery, exquisite sensitivity and perfect teamwork, Matthias Sannemüller, viola, Walter Klingner, oboes, Axel Andrae, bassoon and guitarist Thomas Blumenthal interpreted this distinctive sound image show."
"The very first of the eight pieces [...] had a special quality [...] that resulted from the exclusive cast of the Ensemble Sortisatio Leipzig."
Cover
On the cover you can see Klee pictures of school children from Weggis .
Track list
- Obsessed Girl (a musical sketch sheet for Paul Klee) - 5:15
- Shark Turtle Ray - 7:00 am
- How the clover became four-leaved - 6:49
- N-gl - 11:13
- Sillis - 5:46
- Mourning - 6:51
- Desecrated Sphinx, The Sphinx Goes - 7:25
- So to speak - 9:25
All compositions come from the Groupe Lacroix , except for the title [1], which was written by the guest composer Thuring Bräm .
literature
- Michael Heisch : colors, lines, points . In: Schweizer Musikzeitung 4 (2004) 1, p. 39.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Stephen W. Ellis: Booklet-Text, CD 8 Pieces on Paul Klee , 2003, CW 1035
- ↑ See the program of the MDR Music Summer 1999.
- ↑ See work commentary by Michael Schneider: Shark Turtle Ray ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, 14 kB) for oboe, viola and guitar.
- ↑ Bijdetijds: Paul Klee at the Dutch Concertzender
- ↑ See the Musicarama 2009 program.
- ↑ Maria Künzli: Klee's pictures become music here. CD christening in the museum: As part of the spectrum concerts, the Sortisatio ensemble plays works in the art museum that were inspired by pictures by Paul Klee. The Leipziger present their new CD. In: Berner Zeitung of March 25, 2003.
- ^ Rita Wolfensberger : Tasteful sound picture show. An unusual cast has transformed eight paintings by Paul Klee into a sounding picture show in the art museum. In: Der Landbote from April 22, 2004.
- ↑ Jürg Huber: Double happiness. Homage à Paul Klee in the Kunstmuseum Winterthur. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from April 22, 2004.
