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BR Klassik

#51 - Helmut Lachenmann, Vol. 2

Modern Dark Contemplative Dramatic Virtuosic
$19.99

Details

Composer
Helmut Lachenmann
Artist
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Tischler, Yukiko Sugawara, Tomoko Hemmi, Alexander Waite
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Jan 30, 2026
Catalog #
BRK900651
UPC
4035719006513

About

Helmut Lachenmann, who celebrates his 90th birthday in the music year of 2025, has composed several milestones in contemporary classical music. Sir Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra are dedicating themselves to some of these exceptional works. In his tuba concerto Harmonica, Helmut Lachenmann explores the limits of sound - with music that oscillates between eruption and silence, by means of "strictly constructed denial" (Lachenmann) and by deliberately disrupting the familiar, and eludes socially preformed listening expectations. This appeal to the audience's self-awareness remains as relevant as ever. The soloist is Stefan Tischler, principal tuba player of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the live recording with the BRSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle was made on March 22, 2025. Klangschatten - mein Saitenspiel by Helmut Lachenmann deals with the "verso" of sound, it's suppressed and "unwelcome" components. The spectrum here ranges from toneless or muffled sounds to differently coloured noise and clear tones. Lachenmann himself described the piece as " an offer of expressive intensity that reflects the bourgeois longing for beauty and seeks to fulfil it, that is, to overcome it." The work was performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Matthias Herrmann on May 23, 2025 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz. Helmut Lachenmann, born in Stuttgart in 1935, is one of the most renowned German composers of contemporary music. He studied piano, music theory and counterpoint in Stuttgart and composition with Luigi Nono in Venice. The first public performances of his works took place in 1962 at the Venice Biennale and at the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music. He taught composition in Hanover (1976-1981) and in Stuttgart (1981-1999), and has given numerous master classes in Germany and abroad. His works are performed by internationally renowned players and orchestras all over the world. Helmut Lachenmann has received numerous awards, including the German Music Authors' Prize of GEMA (2015) for his lifetime achievements and, most recently, for his compositional work, the 'President of the French Republic Prize' from the Academie Charles Cros (2025).

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Strophe 1 - 07:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Strophe 1 -
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  2. 2 Strophe 2 - 06:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Strophe 2 -
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  3. 3 Kadenz 1 - 02:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    Kadenz 1 -
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  4. 4 Strophe 3 - 03:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    Strophe 3 -
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  5. 5 Kadenz 2 - 03:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Kadenz 2 -
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  6. 6 Schlussstrophe - 02:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Schlussstrophe -
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  7. 7 Epilog 03:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Epilog
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Stefan Tischler
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  8. 8 Phase 1 - 09:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    Phase 1 -
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Yukiko Sugawara-Lachenmann, Tomoko Hemmi, Alexander Waite
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Matthias Hermann
  9. 9 Phase 2 - 04:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Phase 2 -
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Yukiko Sugawara-Lachenmann, Tomoko Hemmi, Alexander Waite
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Matthias Hermann
  10. 10 Phase 3 - 03:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Phase 3 -
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Yukiko Sugawara-Lachenmann, Tomoko Hemmi, Alexander Waite
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Matthias Hermann
  11. 11 Phase 4 10:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Phase 4
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Helmut Lachenmann
    Performer
    Yukiko Sugawara-Lachenmann, Tomoko Hemmi, Alexander Waite
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Matthias Hermann