Info text: THE DEPTH OF SPACE. A FOOTBALL ORATORIUM Moritz Eggert didn't have much to do with sport until the end of 2004 when he was asked whether he wanted to compose a football oratorio for the 2005 Ruhrtriennale. He created the composition in just five months, from the beginning of March to the end of July. After the premiere in the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, the [...]

Info text: THE SNOW QUEEN A musical story for soprano, two speakers and orchestra »The cold of the Snow Queen has many different sounds. Their sound appears as clear and transparent as frozen crystals. The serial techniques that always accompany the appearance of the icy ones also seem frosty and cool - academic calculation games that solidify into lifeless formulas. In sharp contrast […]

Program: György Ligeti (1923– 2006) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1966) 14:25 [01] I Quarter = 40 06:52 [02] II Lo stesso tempo 07:33 Nicolas Altstaedt, violoncello [03] Mysteries of the Macabre for solo trumpet in C and chamber orchestra (1974-1977 / arr. 1991) 08:15 (Arr. by Elgar Howarth) Marco Blaauw, trumpet Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1985–1988) 21:53 [04] I Vivace molto ritmico e preciso 03:50 [05] II Lento e […]

Info text: The Obsessed I chose the novel The Obsessed by Witold Gombrowicz as the basis for my fourth opera because, in addition to telling a captivating story, it allows characters to relate to each other that we know well from today's perspective. A young couple is at the center of the action and has developed a mutual love-hate relationship. Both are constantly trying to […]

Info text: ...22,13... a musical theater passion Sound architecture of the apocalypse Apocalypses, we think, surprise us loudly and brutally, the unleashed elements roll, burn, swirl everything down, and people scream in sheer fear. Mark Andre's Apocalypse contradicts this image. It occurs predominantly quietly, with many zones of silence. The few loud moments stand out even more harshly. […]