Herrmann, Arnulf / Sarhan, François / Saunders, James / Thomalla, Hans - Donaueschinger Musiktage 2007 Vol. 2 (SACD)

Hans Thomalla (*1975)

[01] 17:17 Ausruff (2007) for large ensemble

Ensemble Modern:

Dietmar Wiesner, flute/piccolo/alto flute

Christian Hommel/Maryse Steiner, oboe/English horn

Nina Janßen, B flat clarinet/E flat clarinet

Matthias Höfer, clarinet/bass clarinet/contrabass clarinet ∙ Winfried Rager, bass clarinet

Malte Refardt, bassoon ∙ Lucas Rössner, bassoon/contrabassoon

Saar Berger/Thomas Baumgärtel, horn ∙ Valentín Garvie/Sava Stoianov, trumpet

Uwe Dierksen, trombone ∙ Rumi Ogawa/David Haller, percussion

Hermann Kretzschmar, piano/keyboard ∙ Markus Bellheim, piano

Christopher Brandt, e-guitar ∙ Gunnhildur Einarsdottir, harp

Jagdish Mistry/Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne, violin ∙ Justin Caulley, viola

Eva Böcker/Olivier Marron, violoncello ∙ Aaron Baird, contrabass

Michael Nitschke, assistant sound director ∙ Jo Schlosser, sound technician

Michael Schmidt/Erik Hein, stage managers Ensemble Modern

Norbert Ommer, sound director

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

James Saunders (*1972)

[02] 24:45 #211007 (2006/2007) for ensemble

Ensemble Modern

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Arnulf Herrmann (*1968)

[03] 10:53 Monströses Lied (2007) for solo clarinet, small ensemble and electronics

Nina Janssen, clarinet

Ensemble Modern

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

Norbert Ommer, sound director

Wolfgang Heininger, programming

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

François Sarhan (*1972)

[04] 15:04 The Name of the Song (2007)

(Dear Me (Bobok)) for string trio, piano and Fender Rhodes, percussion, narrator and live electronics

ensemble recherche:

Melise Mellinger, voice/violin/straw fiddle ∙ Barbara Maurer, viola

Åsa Åkerberg, violoncello ∙ Christian Dierstein, percussion

Reinhold Braig, electronics ∙ François Sarhan, voice/sampler

EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO des SWR

Michael Acker/Reinhold Braig/Joachim Haas/Thomas Hummel,

music computing/sound direction ∙ Mathis Aubert, technician

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time 67:59