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The works of Clemens Gadenstätter are a wonderful example to evidence how an analytical approach to the phenomenon of hearing may result in music that sincerely moves its listeners. This production, entitled “Portrait,” represents a kind of screen capture of Gadenstätter’s oeuvre.
Portraits are sometimes given away as presents in order to convey something of the essence of whom or which they portray. Clemens Gadenstätter’s music is perfectly suited as such a gift.
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Johanna Gröbner, Veronika Trisko, piano (1–3)
Josef Gumpinger, Gerhard Windbacher, percussion (1–3)
Anna Maria Pammer, voice (10–13)
Florian Müller, piano (10–13)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (1–9)
Pascal Rophè (1–3), Arturo Tamayo (4–9), conductors
All music composed by Clemens Gadenstätter.
Lyrics on ballade 1 (10–13) by Lisa Spalt. |
1CD | Instrumental | Contemporary | ORF Radio Symphonieorchester Wien | PRIME colors Edition |
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“…as if the music had shed each of its shells and skins one after the other, to finally stand revealed in all its naked essence.”  |
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| “Its eyes are wide open, its mouth is agape, and its wings are stretched out. The angel of history must look like this. It has turned its face toward the past…“ |
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| Part two of col legno’s WIEN MODERN Edition is dedicated to Luciano Berio: Chemins I and IIb, Concerto and Formazioni, recorded live at WIEN MODERN Festival 2007. |
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