infotext:
For Ernst Helmuth Flammer, the focus of his compositions has always been on being and time, time and space in their various physical states, in their various degrees of materialization and objectivity, including their end, combined with what comes afterwards. This applies all the more to the compositions in which the flute instruments take center stage. Since these works were created over a long period of time, they also form a kaleidoscope of his composition over a long period of time. Styx for flute and chamber orchestra, composed in 1979/1980 with Carin Levine and the Ensemble Köln under the direction of Robert HP Platz, is still largely committed to a serial tradition. Se mettre en route vers l'infini ... il faut traverser ... (1995–1997) is a study for octobass flute, played by Pierre-Yves Artaud, whose register corresponds to that of the double bass, and for piano, played by Pi-hsien Chen, and electronics. Interlude VII (2003) for solo flute, recorded by Carin Levine, is an interlude from a critical cycle for big band and solo instruments reflecting on colonialism, ethnic infiltration, foreign domination and cultural appropriation. Not least because of this, this piece is heavily interspersed with swing and jazz elements. The work Kīpuka (2020 / 2021), also recorded by Carin Levine, describes Flammer as a homage to Klaus K. Hübler, the important composer who left us far too early, to the friend. |
program:
[01] Kipuka for flute (2020/2021) 17:45 Carin Levine, flute [02] Se mettre en route vers l'infini ... il faut traverser ...for octobass flute and piano with tape (1995–1997) 26:04 [03] Interlude VII for flute (2003) 06:16 Carin Levine, flute [04] Styx for flute and chamber orchestra (1979/1980) 21:11 Carin Levine, flute Total playing time: 71:16 first recordings |