Ensemble

Hans Winterberg's Quintet was composed in 1981/82 at his last residence in Steppberg, Bavaria, on the occasion of a composition competition organised by the East German Cultural Council. Until the rel...

Sopran, Flöte (Blockflöte) und Gitarre

In diesem abwechslungsreichen Liederzyklus vertont Michel van der Aa, Träger des Grawemeyer Awards, zwei Gedichte der Dichterin Carol Ann Duffy, setzt aber auch auf die erzählerische Kraft der Instrum...

This ballet was composed for Mr. Merce Cunningham and his group of dancers. The little ballet of an abstract nature was divided into three parts: fast, slow, fast, with non-sensical fragments of phras...

This ballet was composed for Mr. Merce Cunningham and his group of dancers. The little ballet of an abstract nature was divided into three parts: fast, slow, fast, with non-sensical fragments of phras...

The Cadenzas in Transition takes its form from the use of solo passages at key moments of the piece which serve as links between different sections of the piece. The term Cadenza, signifying a dramati...

Kein Sommernachtstraum, sondern Eine Winternachtsmusik - mit elektronisch erzeugten Windgeräuschen: 'Ein sehr leiser Winterwind, den man wie aus der Ferne von draußen durch das Fenster hört.' - so die...

The piano quartet is one of Taneev's most impressive pieces, and one of the most important in the Russian chamber music repertory. It is a 'late' work in which Taneyev's famous contrapuntal mastery re...

'Little Requiem' is a small-scale and inventive composition by a composer who is one of the most unconventional figures of his generation in Russia. He manages to produce a striking effect with rather...

für hohe Stimme, 2 Klarinetten, Viola, Violoncello und Kontrabass

This one-movement work consists of an unusual set of double variations in which two contrasting textures take the place of what would normally be two themes. The subdued metrical and rhythmic dissonan...