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cerha, friedrich (* 1926)
Skizzen (2011)
for orchestra | 23’
3 2 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp - str
prem. of 4 of the 11 movements:
06.10.2012 grafenegg, Tonkünstler-orchester
Niederösterreich, cond. Andrés Orozco-Estrada
These short pieces show Cerha at the
height of his expertise. A broad spectrum
of thoughts, precisely formulated.
A challenge for the sound culture of any
large orchestra.
Three Orchestral Pieces (2006/2011)
for orchestra | 50’
4 3 4 3 - 4 4 4 1 - timp, perc(6), hp,
cel - str
prem. 07.02.2014 Cologne, WDR So
The Three orchestral Pieces comprise the
following existing works:
1. Berceuse céleste (2006)
2. Intermezzo (2011)
3. Tombeau (2011)
This late work by Friedrich Cerha, who
was awarded this year’s Ernst von Siemens
Music Prize, displays tremendous masterly
craftsmanship and composure. The master
has an expert command of his resources
and large orchestral settings. In Cologne
three of his most recent orchestral works
will be performed together: the diversity
of invention; the richness of invention; the
originality of invention.
New Work (2014)
for orchestra | ca 50’
prem. october 2014 Donaueschinger
Musiktage
dUdley, aNNe (* 1956)
Cindercella (2012)
for narrator, 2 violins, viola, cello and
string orchestra
text: Steven Isserlis
Following on from Little Red Violin and
Goldiepegs and the three cellos, this is the
third work for children created by Anne
Dudley and Steven Isserlis. The story is a
variation on the Cinderella fairy tale, with
a subtle musical twist …
feNNessy, david (* 1976)
New Work (2011–2012)
for orchestra | 10–12’
prem. May 2013 glasgow, BBC Scottish
Symphony orchestra
Irish composer David Fennessy is the
newest addition to the UE catalogue, with
a list of works for a range of instrumentations
including solo works, ensemble
and orchestra. Fennessy teaches at the
Conservatoire in glasgow, and his next
work for orchestra is a commission for the
BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra.
haas, georg friedrich (* 1953)
“… e finisci già?” (2012)
for orchestra | 9’
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 0 - timp - str (8 6 4 3 2)
prem. 25.08.2012 Salzburg, Salzburg Festival,
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, cond. Michael Gielen
This new orchestral work by georg
Friedrich Haas was inspired by Mozart’s
fragment for the Horn Concerto No. 1
K. 412, which Haas considers an impressive
personal document. “At the beginning of
the concerto movement, Mozart places
the D major chord exactly in the position
of the overtone chord,” Haas says. “This
overtone chord is the centre of my short
piece, out of which the beginning of the
movement unfolds, as written by Mozart –
in four different temporal elongations and
contractions simultaneously.”
Tetraedrite (2011–2012)
for orchestra | 14’
3 3 3 3 - 5 4 3 1 - timp, perc(2) -
str (10 10 8 6 4)
prem. 13.09.2012 Schwaz, Klangspuren, Tiroler
Symphonieorchester Innsbruck, cond. Wen-Pin Chien
Tetraedrite was commissioned by the
Tyrolean silver town Schwaz; in this work,
Haas traces the overtone chords in the
fragment of the Horn Concerto No. 1
K. 412 by Mozart, and creates a dramatic
link with the Schwaz grey copper ore
tetrahedrite. Haas: “The silver obtained
during ore extraction is an inadvertent ancillary
benefit, just as the overtone chord
in the D major movement written by
Mozart in his fragment is an inadvertent
ancillary benefit. This overtone effect is
also inadvertently created as the intensely
beating spatial harmonies fade away.”
Introduktion und
Transsonation (2013)
Music for 17 instruments with a tape
by giacinto Scelsi
1 0 2 0 - 2 1 2 0, tsax - vln(2), vla(2),
vc(2), db(2)
prem. 01.05.2013 Cologne, Festival Acht
Brücken, Klangforum Wien
halffter, cristÓBal (* 1930)
In tempore belli (2012)
Interlude from the opera Schachnovelle
for orchestra | 8–9’
prem. 13.01.2013 Kiel, Philharmonisches
Orchester Kiel, cond. Georg Fritzsch
Cristóbal Halffter’s new opera Schachnovelle
based on Stefan Zweig’s novel will
extensively explore the dire psychological
consequences for those who face torture
and isolation. In the interlude In tempore
belli Halffter allows an early insight into
the sound world in which the work is set.
Above all, Halffter addresses the question
as to whether a war is really over when
one side surrenders, or rather whether its
fatal ravages can ever fade.
New Work (2013/14)
for string quartet and orchestra
prem. February 2014 Duisburg, Duisburger
Philharmoniker, Aurin Quartett