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George Frideric Haas creates music of hypnotic power. Under the simple title ... and ... he forces ensemble and electronics, microtones and a tempered system together in his own unique way. In the world premiere concert in September 2008, this turned into twenty-seven minutes of extreme suspense, jointly created by the SWR Experimental Studio and the Collegium Novum Zurich under the direction of Enno Poppe. The insistent character of these sounds goes well with the no less powerful vision Who, when I screamed, heard me... with percussion soloist Martin Lorenz. On the other hand, completely different, cheerful and relaxed thoughts of the composer Haas are shown in a piece made up of solo voices, which ... out of free will ... can be combined - for example here to form a chamber music quartet intermezzo.
program:
George Frideric Haas (* 1953)
[01] Who, when I screamed, heard me... (1999) 24: 11
for percussion and ensemble
[02] ... out of free will ... connected ... (1994/95/96) 12:13
for bass flute, bass clarinet and two percussions
[03] … and … (2008) First version 27:04
for chamber ensemble and electronics
Work commissioned by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Cultural Foundation for the Collegium Novum Zurich
total time 63:44
Collegium Novum Zurich
Matthias Ziegler, flute [01 | 02 | 03] Holly Randall, oboe [01]
Heinrich Mätzener, clarinet [01 | 03] · Elmar Schmid, clarinet [01 | 02 | 03]
Stefan Buri, bassoon [01] Rico Gubler, saxophone [01]
Peter Bromig, horn [01 | 03] Jörg Schneider/Evgeny Ruzin, trumpet [01]
Dirk Amrein/Adrian Weber, trombone [01 | 03]
Simon Lamothe, tuba [01] Christoph Brunner, percussion [02 | 03]
Jacqueline Ott, percussion [01] Olivier Membrez, percussion [02]
Viviane Chassot, accordion [01 | 03] Christoph Keller, piano [03]
Bettina Boller/Rahel Cunz/Urs Walker, violin [01 | 03]
Markus Fleck/Mateusz Szczepkowski, viola [01 | 03]
Imke Frank/Martina Schucan, cello [01 | 03]
Johannes Nied/Wolfgang Nestle, double bass [01 | 03]
Enno Poppe, conductor
Martin Lorenz, percussion
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIO of the SWR, live electronics
Michael Acker Gregorio Karman, sound direction & music computing
Annesley Black, assistant
Press:
16.08.2013
The overtone master
Georg Friedrich Haas explores new atmospheric worlds
He is considered number one among living Austrian composers, and today he is celebrating his sixtieth birthday: Georg Friedrich Haas. Alongside Friedrich Cerha [...] Haas is actually one of the most interesting and innovative composers, not only in Austria but also in the international avant-garde.
[…] The Collegium Novum Zürich under the direction of Enno Poppe, the drummer Martin Lorenz and the experimental studio of the SWR in Freiburg have succeeded in creating perfect, even overwhelming performances.
Gerhard Rohde
10/2010
07/08.2010
