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Composer
Mark Andre, Nikolaus Brass, Karlheinz Stockhausen
Artist
Frank Reinecke
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Sep 11, 2026
Catalog #
900652
UPC
4035719006520

About

The latest musica viva CD presents three contemporary works for double-bass, performed by the renowned double-bassist Frank Reinecke (born 1960), who was a member of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 2024 and is in great demand at international festivals as a soloist and chamber musician. Working closely with renowned composers, Reinecke has premiered numerous works, including Flucht ('Flight/Escape') by Nikolaus Brass (2009) and iv 18 by Mark Andre (2021), both of which can be heard here in recent recordings. Born in Paris in 1964, the composer Mark Andre creates existential spaces of experience in his music that are characterised by subtle processes of change. At the heart of his thinking lies the question of disappearance, which relates to all musical parameters. Above all in his chamber music, which is as delicate as it is focused, the devout Protestant proves himself to be a sensitive explorer of sound. His solo work for double-bass iv 18 ('For they were afraid'), commissioned between 2018 and 2021 by musica viva of Bayerischer Rundfunk and the Berliner Festspiele / Musikfest Berlin, was premiered by Frank Reinecke at the Musikfest Berlin in 2021. This recording of the work was made between November 7 and 9, 2023 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz. Nikolaus Brass regards the three movements he composed for solo double-bass in 2009 under the title Flucht ('Flight/Escape') as studies or etudes for the instrument. The first movement highlights various 'gestures of the line', which in the third movement are narrowed down to a single gesture, that of the glissando. In the central movement, the core of the instrument is brought to the fore. The title Flucht can be interpreted musically in several dimensions. Frank Reinecke gave the work it's world premiere in Hamburg in June 2013. This recording was made on June 20 and 21, 2012 at the Himmelfahrtskirche in Munich-Sendling. Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) composed the first version of In Freundschaft ('In Friendship') in 1977 as a birthday present for the clarinettist Suzanne Stephens, and also wrote a version of it for the flute at the same time. In 1978, he revised the work and, on that occasion, wrote versions for the oboe, trumpet, violin and viola. Further versions followed for the basset horn and almost all other orchestral instruments. A first version for cello, prepared in 1981, can also be played on the double-bass. This live recording of Frank Reinecke's performance was made during a musica viva concert on November 6, 2020 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz. ? Impressive performances of three original contemporary compositions for solo double-bass by renowned double-bass player Frank Reinecke: Mark Andre (born 1964): iv 18 ('For they were afraid') (2022/23) Nikolaus Brass (born 1949): Flucht (2009) Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007): In Freundschaft (version for double-bass; 1977/2008) ? Andre and Brass wrote their respective compositions for Frank Reinecke (born 1960), who performed the world premieres, and dedicated them to him. In 1998, Stockhausen also dedicated a double-bass version of his work to Reinecke ? Three exciting contemporary pieces for the 'wonderful instrument' (Nikolaus Brass, 2025), performed by a world premiere performer

Critic reviews

  • “Frank Reinecke demonstrates that the sounds of music rooted in structuralist thought can quickly soar to electrifying heights, thereby defying gravity.”

    Pizzicato, Supersonic, September 2026

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 I. — - 05:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. — -
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  2. 2 II. — - 05:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. — -
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  3. 3 III. — - 05:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. — -
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  4. 4 IV. — - 04:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. — -
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  5. 5 V. — - 02:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. — -
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  6. 6 VI. — - 00:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. — -
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  7. 7 VII. — - 02:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. — -
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  8. 8 VIII. — - 05:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. — -
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  9. 9 IX. — - 02:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. — -
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  10. 10 X. — - 06:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. — -
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  11. 11 XI. — 03:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. —
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Mark Andre
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  12. 12 I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 03:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Nikolaus Brass
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  13. 13 II. Ruhig, innerlich bewegt, singender Fluss 04:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Ruhig, innerlich bewegt, singender Fluss
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Nikolaus Brass
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  14. 14 III. Sehr schnell, wild, mit letzter Kraft 03:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Sehr schnell, wild, mit letzter Kraft
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Nikolaus Brass
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  15. 15 Anfang: Formel (Beginning: Formula) - 03:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    Anfang: Formel (Beginning: Formula) -
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  16. 16 Stadium: fis (Stage: F-Sharp) - 00:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    Stadium: fis (Stage: F-Sharp) -
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  17. 17 Stadium: f (Stage: F) - 00:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    Stadium: f (Stage: F) -
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  18. 18 Stadium: e (Stage: E) - 01:01
    Track
    18
    Title
    Stadium: e (Stage: E) -
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  19. 19 Kadenz 1: frei (Cadenza 1: Free) - 01:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    Kadenz 1: frei (Cadenza 1: Free) -
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  20. 20 Stadium: dis (Stage: D-Sharp) - 01:00
    Track
    20
    Title
    Stadium: dis (Stage: D-Sharp) -
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  21. 21 Stadium: d (Stage: D) - 01:07
    Track
    21
    Title
    Stadium: d (Stage: D) -
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  22. 22 Stadium: cis (Stage: C-Sharp) - 01:35
    Track
    22
    Title
    Stadium: cis (Stage: C-Sharp) -
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  23. 23 Kadenz 2: vehement glücklich (Cadenza 2: Vehement, Happy) - 00:31
    Track
    23
    Title
    Kadenz 2: vehement glücklich (Cadenza 2: Vehement, Happy) -
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  24. 24 Stadium: c (Stage: C) - 01:20
    Track
    24
    Title
    Stadium: c (Stage: C) -
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke
  25. 25 Vereinigung: H (Union: B) 01:24
    Track
    25
    Title
    Vereinigung: H (Union: B)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Karlheinz Stockhausen
    Performer
    Frank Reinecke