Darmstadt Aural Documents Box 1 (6CD)

CD 1

total time: 74:14

Earle Brown (1926–2002)

[01] Introductory speech by Earle Brown 01:03

[02] Available Forms I (1961) for chamber ensemble 14:00

musikFabrik

Earle Brown, conductor

First release of 1996 recording

René Leibowitz (1913–1972)

[03] Kammersymphonie für zwölf Instrumente op. 16 (1946–1948) 12:39

Kammerorchester des Landestheaters Darmstadt

René Leibowitz, conductor

World premiere · First release of 1948 recording

Wolfgang Fortner (1907–1987)

[04] Mitte des Lebens (1951) 12:53

Cantata on words of the late Hölderlin

for soprano and five instruments

Ilona Steingruber, soprano · Kurt Redel, flute · Rudolf Kolisch, violin

Friedrich Wildgans, bass clarinet · Rudolf Klamand, horn · Rose Stein, harp

Wolfgang Fortner, conductor

German premiere · First release of 1953 recording

Ernst Krenek (1900–1991)

[05] Cantata for Wartime op. 95 (1944) 15:23

on poems by Herman Melville

for women’s chorus and orchestra

Carla Henius, soprano

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra · Women’s Chorus of hr

Ernst Krenek, conductor

First release of 1956 recording

Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)

[06] Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra (1959) 17:39

David Tudor, piano · Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bruno Maderna, conductor

World premiere · First release of 1959 recording

CD 2

total time: 69:56

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007)

[01] Kreuzspiel III. Teil (1951) 03:31

for oboe, bass clarinet, piano and three percussionists

Alfred Schweinfurter, oboe · Wolfgang Marx, bass clarinet · David Tudor, piano

Christoph Caskel / Heinz Haedler / Manfred Wehner, percussion

Karlheinz Stockhausen, conductor

Recorded in 1959

Hans Otte (1926–2007)

[02] Tasso-Concetti (1960) 11:35

for soprano, flute, percussion and piano

Jeanne Héricard, soprano · Severino Gazzelloni, flute · Alfons Kontarsky, piano

Christoph Caskel, percussion · Hans Otte, conductor

World premiere of two realisations · First release of 1960 recording

Henri Pousseur (1929–2009)

[03] Répons pour sept musiciens (1960) 23:31

Severino Gazzelloni, flute · Francis Pierre, harp · Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Alfons Kontarsky, harmonium / celesta · Christoph Caskel, percussion

Klaus Assmann, violin · Werner Taube, violoncello

Henri Pousseur, conductor

World premiere · First release of 1960 recording

Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)

[04] Konzert Nr. 1 für Oboe und Kammerensemble (1962/1963) 16:07

Lothar Faber, oboe

Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt

Bruno Maderna, conductor

Recorded in 1963

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)

[05] Sonant (1960) 14:42

for guitar, harp, double bass and membraphone instruments

Karl-Heinz Böttner, Spanish guitar / electric guitar

Dodo Metelmann, harp · Georg Nothdorf, double bass

Mauricio Kagel / Siegfried Rockstroh, membraphone instruments

Mauricio Kagel, conductor

Recorded in 1964

CD 3

total time: 70:47

Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)

[01] Dimensioni IV (1964) 20:18

for flute and chamber ensemble

Severino Gazzelloni, flute

Internationales Kammerensemble Darmstadt

Bruno Maderna, conductor

World premiere · Recorded in 1964

Pierre Boulez (*1925)

[02] Doubles (1957–1958) 11:06

for large orchestra

Het Residentie Orkest

Pierre Boulez, conductor

German premiere · Recorded in 1965

Herbert Brün (1918–2000)

[03] Sonoriferous Loops op. 32 (1965) 14:34

for five instrumentalists and two-channel tape

Eberhard Blum, flute · Pierre Pollin, trumpet

Jacques Cazauran, double bass

Heinz Haedler / Rolf Roßmannn, percussion

Herbert Brün, conductor

European premiere · First release of 1965 recording

András Mihály (1917–1993)

[04] Drei Sätze für Kammerensemble (1968) 11:51

Ungarisches Kammerensemble Budapest

[Attila Lajos, flute · Péter Pongrácz, oboe · Béla Kovács, clarinet

Andor Lénárt, bass clarinet · Ferenc Tarján, horn · Tibor Fülemile, bassoon

József Szász, 1st violin · Zoltán Sümeghi, 2nd violin · János Székács, viola

Arád Szász, violoncello · Zoltán Tibay, double bass · Hedvig Lubik, harp

Lóránt Szücs, piano · János Schubert, trumpet · György Zilcz, trombone

Ferenc Petz, percussion]

András Mihály, conductor

World premiere · First release of 1968 recording

Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)

[05] Konzert Nr. 2 für Oboe und Orchester (1967) 12:31

Lothar Faber, oboe

Het Residentie Orkest

Bruno Maderna, conductor

Recorded in 1968

CD 4

total time: 58:47

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)

[01] 1898 (1972–1973) 46:43

for chamber ensemble

Hans Deinzer, clarinet · Adam Bauer, trumpet · Kurt Schwertsik, horn

Armin Rosin, trombone · Robert Tucci, tuba · Brigitte Sylvestre, harp

Aloys Kontarsky, piano · Christoph Caskel, percussion

Saschko Gawriloff, violin · Siegfried Palm, violoncello

Georg Nothdorf, double bass

Mauricio Kagel, conductor

Recorded in 1974

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (*1934)

[02] Continuo (1974) 11:53

for clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, viola and violoncello

Hans Deinzer, clarinet · Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

Kurt Schwertsik, horn · Armin Rosin, trombone

Hubert Mayer, viola · Gaby Schumacher, violoncello

Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, conductor

World premiere · First release of 1974 recording

CD 5

total time: 59:23

Manfred Trojahn (*1949)

[01] Kammerkonzert (1973) 13:12

Carol Redman, flute · Maren Diestel, alto flute · Roland Diry, clarinet

Heribert Haase, bass clarinet · Weronika Szraiber-Knittel, violin

Friedrich Gauwerky, violoncello · Yoma Appenheimer, harpsichord

David Arden, piano

Manfred Trojahn, conductor

First release of 1976 recording

Carmen Maria Cârneci (*1957)

[02] The Mado Songs (1988) 07:29

for alto and ensemble

on poems by Magda Cârneci (“wheel, ruby and whirl”)

Birgitta Schork, alto · Mateja Haller, alto flute · Andrew Malcolm, English horn

Walter Ifrim, bass clarinet · Christian Dierstein, vibraphone/marimba

Carmen Maria Cârneci, conductor

First release of 1988 recording

Robert HP Platz (*1951)

[03] from fear of thunder, dreams… (1987) 13:13

for chamber ensemble and tape

Ensemble Köln

Robert HP Platz, conductor

First release of 1990 recording

Michael Finnissy (*1946)

[04] Piano Concerto No. 3 (1978) 25:04

James Clapperton, piano

Ixion Ensemble

Michael Finnissy, conductor

First release of 1990 recording

CD 6

total time: 78:39

Beat Furrer (*1954)

[01] à un moment de terre perdu (1990) 14:29

for chamber ensemble

Klangforum Wien

Beat Furrer, conductor

Recorded in 1994

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)

[02] Orchestrion-Straat (1995/1996) 23:42

for chamber ensemble

musikFabrik

Mauricio Kagel, conductor

German premiere · First release of 1996 recording

Johannes Kalitzke (*1959)

Cruxification II (1999) 24:17

four choral preludes for large orchestra

[03] 1. Kanon 06:28

[04] 2. Spiegelreflex 05:50

[05] 3. Schlachthaus 04:02

[06] 4. Fadenkreuz 07:58

Berliner Sinfonieorchester

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

World premiere · Recorded in 2000

Gerhard Müller-Hornbach (*1951)

[07] innere Spuren (2002) 15:47

for three solo wind players and chamber ensemble

Mutare Ensemble

Gerhard Müller-Hornbach, conductor

World premiere · Recorded in 2002