DARMSTADT AURAL DOCUMENTS · BOX 4 · PIANISTS

CD 1

Piano Repertoire before 1950

total playing time: 73:43

Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951)

Sechs kleine Klavierstücke op. 19 (1911) 04:46

[01] I. Leicht, zart 01:09

[02] II. Langsam 00:50

[03] III. Sehr langsame Viertel 00:44

[04] IV. Rasch, aber leicht 00:20

[05] V. Etwas rasch 00:35

[06] VI. Sehr langsam 01:08

Eduard Steuermann, piano

Recording: 17 July 1957 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Arnold Schönberg(1874–1951)

Fünf Klavierstücke op. 23 (1920–23) 10:24

[07] I. Sehr langsam 02:15

[08] II. Sehr rasch 01:08

[09] III. Langsam 03:18

[10] IV. Schwungvoll 01:18

[11] V. Walzer 02:25

Peter Stadlen, piano

Recording: 31 July 1948 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Béla Bartók (1881–1945)

Sonate (1926) 12:11

[12] I. Allegro moderato 04:00

[13] II. Sostenuto e pesante 04:56

[14] III. Allegro molto 03:15

Andor Foldes, piano

Recording: 18 July 1952 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

Anton Webern (1883–1945)

Variationen op. 27 (1935 / 36) 05:49

[15] I. Sehr mäßig 02:10

[16] II. Sehr schnell 00:30

[17] III. Ruhig fließend 03:09

Peter Stadlen, piano

German premiere

Recording: 31 July 1948 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972)

[18] Passacaglia from "Four Studies on Basic Rows" (1936) 12:38

David Tudor, piano

German premiere

Recording: 12 July 1956 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Roger Sessions (1896–1985)

From My Diary. Four Pieces (1939–40) 08:12

[19] I. Poco adagio 02:57

[20] II. Allegro con brio 02:38

[21] III. Larghissimo e misterioso 01:42

[22] IV. Allegro pesante 00:55

Howard Lebow, piano

Recording: 14 July 1960 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Hans Erich Apostel(1901–1972)

Kubiniana. Zehn Klavierstücke op. 13 (1946) 09:58

[23] 1. Lento assai 01:48

[24] 2. Marcia moderato 00:47

[25] 3. Allegretto 00:25

[26] 4. Grave 00:48

[27] 5. Andante molto 00:48

[28] 6. Tempo di marcia 00:42

[29] 7. Allegro molto 00:39

[30] 8. Lento 01:36

[31] 9. Moderato 01:08

[32] 10. Andante molto 01:17

Peter Stadlen, piano

Recording: 31 July 1948 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)

Première Sonate (1946) 09:26

[33] I. Lent 04:55

[34] II. Assez large 04:31

Erika Haase, piano

Recording: 03 September 1959 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

CD 2

Piano Repertoire of the 1950s / 1960s

total playing time: 70:34

Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970)

Enchiridion 2. Teil “Exerzitien” (1952, early version) 08:06

[01] 1. Vigil 01:16

[02] 2. Hora 01:32

[03] 3. Ostinato 01:07

[04] 4. Matutin 01:34

[05] 5. L’après-midi d’un Puck* 00:42

[06] 6. Hommage à Johann Strauß* 00:41

[07] 7. Imagination 01:14

*(Pieces removed by the composer from the final version of “Exerzitien”)

Yvonne Loriod, piano

Recording: 19 July 1952 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Franco Evangelisti (1926–1980)

[08] Proiezione sonore. Strutture (1955–56) 04:17

David Tudor, piano

World premiere

Recording: 10 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Luc Ferrari (1929–2005)

[09] Visage I (1956) 07:06

Else Stock-Hug, piano

Recording: 20 July 1957 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Karlheiz Stockhausen (1928–2007)

[10] Klavierstück XI (1956) 06:01

David Tudor, piano

Recording: 08 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)

[11] Troisième Sonate (1955–57) 20:42

Non-edited preliminary version in five movements (formants):

Antiphonie – Séquence – Miroir  – Strophe – Trope

Pierre Boulez, piano

Recording: 30 August 1959 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

Aldo Clementi (1925–2011)

Composizione n. 1 (1957) 04:10

[12] I. 01:20

[13] II. 01:46

[14] III. 01:04

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

World premiere

Recording: 05 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Niccolò Castiglioni (1932–1996)

[15] Inizio di movimento (1958) 02:15

Niccolò Castiglioni, piano

World premiere

Recording: 10 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

György Kurtág (*1926)

Acht Klavierstücke op. 3 (1960) 03:50

[16] I. Inesorabile. Andante con moto 00:44

[17] II. Calmo 00:35

[18] III. Sostenuto 00:25

[19] IV. Scorrevole 00:24

[20] V. Prestissimo possibile 00:17

[21] VI. Grave 00:17

[22] VII. Adagio 00:37

[23] VIII. Vivo 00:31

Andor Losonczy, piano

World premiere

Recording: 10 July 1960 – Darmstadt, Seminar Marienhöhe

Erstalbrecht Stiebler (*1934)

[24] Labile Aktion (1962) 03:57

Peter Roggenkamp, piano

Recording: 1963; produced by the International Music Institute Darmstadt (IMD) beyond the Summer Courses

(World premiere: 17. Juli 1962 – Seminar Marienhöhe; Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, piano)

Helmut Lachenmann (*1935)

[25] Echo Andante (1962) 09:58

Helmut Lachenmann, piano

World premiere

Recording: 18 July 1962 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

CD 3

Piano Repertoire of the 1970s

total playing time: 75:38

Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001)

[01] Evryali (1973) 07:02

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

German premiere

Recording: 30 July 1974 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

André Boucourechliev (1925–1997)

Six études d’après Piranèse (1975) 15:32

[02] I. Δ (Delta) 02:35

[03] II. Π (Pi) 01:17

[04] III. Σ (Sigma) 05:02

[05] IV. Φ (Phi) 01:35

[06] V. Θ (Theta) 03:05

[07] VI. Ξ (Xi) 01:58

Claude Helffer, piano

Recording: 19 July 1996 – Darmstadt, Kongresssaal Mathildenhöhe

Wolfgang Rihm (*1952)

Klavierstück Nr. 5 “Tombeau” (1975) 10:55

[08] 1.  01:52

[09] 2. Ciacona 06:00

[10] 3. Quasi chorale 03:03

Herbert Henck, piano

Recording: 21 July 1976 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Salvatore Sciarrino (*1947)

[11] Prima Sonata (1976) 14:07

Peter Schmalfuss, piano

Recording: 23 July 1980 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Reinhard Febel (*1952)

[12] Klavierstück (1976) 04:40

Edward Lambert, piano

Recording: 26 July 1976 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Reinhard Febel (*1952)

[13] Klavierstück 1978 06:53

Bernhard Wambach, piano

Recording: 13 August 1978 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)

[14] An Tasten. Klavieretüde (1977) 16:21

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Recording: 05 August 1978 – Darmstadt, Städtische Sporthalle

CD 4

Piano Repertoire of the 1980s

total playing time: 72:10

Sylvano Bussotti (*1931)

[01] La Morte di Fedra (1980) 06:05

Yvar Mikhashoff, piano

Recording: 19 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Brian Ferneyhough (*1943)

[02] Lemma – Icon – Epigram (1980 / 81) 12:56

Cecil Lytle, piano

Recording: 05 August 1988 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007)

[03] Luzifers Traum oder Klavierstück XIII (1981) 30:58

Bernhard Wambach, piano

Recording: 20 July 1984 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Wilhelm Killmayer (*1927)

[04] Klavierstück Nr. 7 “Phantasie-Paraphrase” (1986–88) 14:02

Siegfried Mauser, piano

Recording: 09 August 1988 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Ernst Helmuth Flammer (*1949)

[05] Klavierstück 3. Passacaglia brevis (1987 / 88) 08:06

Ortwin Stürmer, piano

Recording: 27 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

CD 5

Piano Repertoire of the 1990s

total playing time: 78:41

Daniel Rothman (*1958)

[01] Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (1991) 14:47

Bernhard Wambach, piano

Recording: 02 August 1996 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Enno Poppe (*1969)

[02] Thema mit 840 Variationen (1993 / 97) 07:28

Anna D’Errico, piano

Recording: 28 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Akademie für Tonkunst

Mark Andre (*1964)

[03] un-fini III (1993–95) 15:58

Ermis Theodorakis, piano

Recording: 28 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Akademie für Tonkunst

Yoshifumi Tanaka (*1968)

[04] eco lontanissima II (1994 / 96) 09:48

Massimiliano Damerini, piano

Recording: 24 July 1998 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Klaus Lang (*1971)

[05] Der schlafende Landmann, der Baum des Lebens und die Schalen der Finsternis (1998) 15:31

Bernhard Wambach, piano

Recording: 16 July 2008 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Olga Rayeva (*1971)

[06] Drawing with an Angel (1999) 15:05

Pi-Hsien Chen, piano

Recording: 08 July 2002 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

CD 6

Piano Repertoire of the 2000s / 2010s · Speaking Pianists · Player Pianos

total playing time 78:36

Dieter Mack (*1954)

[01] Chedi. Klavierstück Nr. 5 (2000) 04:09

Kaya Han, piano

Recording: 08 August 2006 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Salvatore Sciarrino (*1947)

[02] Due notturni crudeli (2001) 07:50

Nicolas Hodges, piano

German Premiere

Recording: 07 July 2002 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

James Saunders (*1972)

[03] # 070702 (2002) 14:50

Nicolas Hodges, piano

World Premiere

Recording: 07 July 2002 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Misato Mochizuki (*1969)

[04] Moebius-Ring (2003) 12:31

Nicolas Hodges, piano

Recording: 13 July 2008 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Mark Barden (*1980)

[05] die Haut Anderer (2008) 09:22

Rei Nakamura, piano

Recording: 26 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Akademie für Tonkunst

Georges Aperghis (*1945)

[06] Conversation X for prepared piano and speaking (1993) 02:18

Reto Staub, piano /speaker

Recording: 25 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Vykintas Baltakas (*1972)

[07] Pasaka / ein Märchen for speaking pianist (1995–97) 04:38

Text from the Indian mythology

Benjamin Kobler, piano /speaker

Recording: 10 August 1996 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Clarence Barlow (*1945)

[08] No. 5: L’orchidée d’argent 00:42

[09] No. 7: Pandora 08:22

from Orchideae Ordinariae, or The Twelfth Root of Truth (1989)

for orchestra, rev. for player piano and computer

Recording: 27 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Vito Žuraj (*1979)

[10] Matrix for player piano and electronics (2013) 06:07

German Premiere

Recording: 14 August 2014 – Darmstadt, Mornewegschule

Steffen Krebber (*1976)

[11] faire signe for automatic piano and loudspeaker (2014) 07:40

World Premiere

Recording: 14 August 2014 – Darmstadt, Mornewegschule

CD 7

Piano Extended

total playing time: 73:47

Roland Kayn (1932–2011)

[01] Quanten (1957–58) 11:12

Aloys Kontarsky, piano

Recording: 10 September 1958 – Darmstadt, Schloss Heiligenberg

Jean-Etienne Marie (1917–1989)

Trois pièces brêves pour piano à tiers de ton (1958) 05:04

[02] I. 01:11

[03] II. 01:46

[04] III. 02:07

Martine Joste, piano

Recording: 10 August 1988 – Darmstadt, Orangerie

Hans Ulrich Engelmann (1921–2011)

[05] Cadenza op. 23 (1961) 09:22

Else Stock-Hug, piano

World Premiere

Recording: 10 July 1962 – Darmstadt, Stadthalle

Clarence Barlow (*1945)

[06] …until… Version 5 (1972) 04:07

Kristi Becker, piano

Recording: 26 July 1986 – Darmstadt, Georg-Bücher-Schule

Christina Kubisch (*1948)

[07] Identikit (Divertimento) for five pianists (at one piano) and tapes (1974) 12:51

David Arden / Marek Mietelski / Davide Mosconi / Carlos Pellegrino / Werner Füsser, piano

Recording: 03 August 1974 – Darmstadt, Georg-Bücher-Schule

Volker Heyn (*1938)

[08] Tap for prepared piano and live electronics (1987) 14:45

Oscar Pizzo, piano

Alessandro Pianu & Suyun Kim, live electronics

Recording: 23 July 1992 – Darmstadt, Edith-Stein-Schule

Pascale Criton (*1954)

[09] Thymes for quarter-tone piano and tape (1989) 08:09

Martine Joste, piano

German premiere

Recording: 23 July 1990 – Darmstadt, Georg-Büchner-Schule

Simon Steen-Andersen (*1976)

[10] Rerendered for piano with two assistants (2003 / 04) 08:12

Ellen Ugelvik, piano

Two assistants (members of asamisimasa)

Recording: 24 July 2010 – Darmstadt, Orangerie