Heinz Holliger – Lieder Ohne Worte (1997)
Heinz Holliger – Lieder Ohne Worte (1997)
Classical/Avant-garde | APE lossless | cuesheets+logs | covers+booklet | 1h17m | 251mb
ECM New Series | ECM 1618
In the last decade the uniqueness of Holliger's compositions - for many years overshadowed by his reputation as a virtuoso oboist - has received overdue recognition with the awarding of many important international prizes (including Copenhegen's Léonie Sonning Music Award, the Frankfurt Music Award, the Art Award of the City of Basle, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize etc). On Lieder ohne Worte the extreme demands of Holliger's music are well served by his harpist wife Ursula (for whom numerous composers, from Elliott Carter to Lutoslawski have also written pieces), pianist Thomas Larcher and violinist Thomas Zehetmair. Larcher and Zehetmair have worked extensively with Holliger, the latter recently premiering his Violin Concerto.
What a cast, people. Thomas Larcher, Ursula Holliger… it’s always interesting to meet the composer’s wife, especially when she is a celebrity in her own right. Ursula, harpist, appears on tracks 10, 11 and 12: the Präludium, Arioso und Passacaglia.
I’ve always found the harp a deeply mysterious instrument. This doubly so when postmodern sounds emerge from its strings. There isn’t that much music written for harp in our day….or, for that matter, in any period of time. But perhaps our avant-garde savants can mention a few besides Ginastera, Henze, Uliyanich, and….and?
Tracks
01. Lieder ohne Worte II: I Frühlingslied [0:06:42.60]
02. " II Intermezzo I [0:01:34.12]
03. " III (… fern …) [0:02:10.58]
04. " IV Intermezzo II [0:01:15.40]
05. " V (Flammen … Schnee) [0:02:39.20]
06. " VI (… sam) [0:01:39.55]
07. " VII Berceuse matinale [0:06:15.30]
08. Sequenzen über Johannes I, 32 [0:04:07.00]
09. Trema [0:13:16.00]
10. Präludium, Arioso und Passacaglia: I Präludium [0:06:29.30]
11. " II Arioso [0:02:01.57]
12. " III Passacaglia [0:04:56.63]
13. Elis: Drei Nachtstücke für Klavier: I [0:01:57.50]
14. " II [0:02:27.62]
15. " III [0:02:48.38]
16. Lieder ohne Worte I: I [0:02:43.22]
17. " II [0:05:42.00]
18. " III [0:03:50.05]
19. " IV [0:04:38.25]
Performers:
Ursula Holliger - harp
Thomas Larcher - piano
Thomas Zehetmair - violin
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