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Rihm: Geste zu Vedova

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Details

Composer
RIHM, WOLFGANG
Artist
Maintz
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Wergo
Released
Jul 14, 2017
Catalog #
WER73462
UPC
4010228734621

About

Wolfgang Rihm is a real phenomenon: his overwhelming creative energy was already present during his childhood. He began composing when he was only 11 years old, long before his studies at the Hochschule fur Musik in Karlsruhe where he successfully passed the state examination in composition and music theory. The current album featuring string quartets and quintets presents works from the early and late stages of his compositional oeuvre. Rihm composed the String Quartet in G minor as a 14-year-old schoolboy. The youthful work displays a close proximity to early Beethoven who at that time stood very m uch under the influence of Haydn. Stylistically, this quartet also shows many similarities to the String Quartet 1968 written a few years later. The ''Epilog'' for string quintet which forges a link with the late works of Schubert was composed 45 years later. Despite its affinity with Schubert's Romanticism, the composition is clearly contemporary in style, not least due to its advanced playing techniques. ''Geste zu Vedova'' is a homage to the Venezuelan artist Emilio Vedova (1919-2006). This music is a percussive and block-like reaction to the kinesis and energy of the artist's creative approach to his works which made such a profound impression on Rihm.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Geste zu Vedova 10:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Geste zu Vedova
    Duration
    10:03
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett
  2. 2 String Quartet in G Minor 09:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    String Quartet in G Minor
    Duration
    09:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett
  3. 3 I. Allegro vivo 01:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett
  4. 4 II. Allegretto - Allegro agitato 01:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allegretto - Allegro agitato
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett
  5. 5 III. Scherzo (Allegro) 05:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett
  6. 6 IV. Finale: Largo (Chaconne) - Allegro con brio 06:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Finale: Largo (Chaconne) - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett
  7. 7 Epilog 11:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Epilog
    Duration
    11:57
    Composer
    Wolfgang Rihm
    Performer
    Jens Peter Maintz
    Ensemble
    Minguet Quartett