program:
Vinko Globokar (* 1934)
EXIL 3 (The Life of Emigrant Edvard) (2014)
for orchestra, large choir, soprano, narrator, double bass clarinet and improviser
Commissioned by musica viva of the Bavarian Radio
World Premiere
Piia Komsi, soprano
Bruno Ganz, narrator
Michael Riessler, double bass clarinet
Vinko Globokar, improviser
Zoro Babel sound director
Bavarian Radio Choir
Symphony Orchestra of Bayerischen Rundfunks
conducted by Peter Eötvos
[01] »Exile 3 (The Life of Emigrant Edvard)« 10:59
[02] narrative 1 »On the banks of the Krka river…« 03:56
[03] narrative 2 "In the last century..." 04:43
[04] narrative 3 "Edvard, who stayed at home..." 02:08
[05] narrative 4 "After returning from military service..." 03:14
[06] narrative 5 "He liked to sing..." 05:18
[07] narrative 6 "He took the train..." 02:14
[08] narrative 7 "They both thought during retirement..." 03:03
[09] narrative 8 »The trip to Germany …« 03:52
[10] narrative 9 "Given the poverty..." 04:32
[11] narrative 10 "This life as a driver..." 05:24
[12] narrative 11 "He hired a villager to help out..." 00:47
total playing time 50:08
Live recording
Press:
October 2017
Vinko Globokar took on the ambivalent sensitivities of being an exile in “Exile 3” (2014). (…) Powerful, dramatic choral parts are encountered here as well as an eccentric soprano part, which usually takes place at a nerve-wracking height; Globokar himself also appears as an “improviser” on the trombone. The recitations, which are prominently interpolated by Bruno Ganz, provide welcome points of rest.
Dirk Wieschollek
Sept. 2017
#4 / 2017
[…] The composition rests on two bases: an anthology of poems on the subject of exile and a self-written narrative, which appears to be the life story of Globokar's father, although the composer does not reveal this exactly. […] Hectic, as if irritated, the orchestral voices move through each other, right up to somewhat striking sirens, composed in a very differentiated manner and masterfully brought to bear by Peter Eötvös. […] At the turning point, the journey through Germany in September 1945, the four soloists, Globokar, Riessler, Komsi and Ganz, are asked to improvise. A moment that stands out. […]
Dietrich Heissenbuettel