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| Remember Lohengrin! A Lohengrin seen through the eyes of the young Hugo Wolf, though, or rather through his string quartet in D minor: based on the beginning of the third movement, which is thematically derived from Wagner's Lohengrin overture, Aracil developed his Adagio con variaciones, a piece vaguely drifting to and fro between the world of the noble knight, the slightly melancholy world of Hugo Wolf, and the one we are living in now. The orchestral suite Tres imágenes de Francesca, on the other hand, is based on Aracil's own chamber opera of the same title, whereas in Las voces de los ecos the composer embarks on a search for sound qualities, harmonics and – John Milton: Aracil was inspired by various verses of Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. This music proves impressively that the Canary Islands have a lot more to offer than sunshine and beaches (even though these alone make a journey there worthwhile). The surprisingly dynamic (musical) life on the Spanish isles certainly stands comparison with the festivals on the European mainland. |
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In search of the inconceivable: with immense intensity Brass approaches the question of existence itself, of the line that separates being from disappearing.  |
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| Number 4 of the Salzburg Festival “Kontinent” series was dedicated to Wolfgang Rihm. We have compiled a selection of the works for your convenience – including a first recording! |
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| The documentation of the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Damrstadt 2002 by col legno |
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