PRICE:
$15.50
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1-2 Weeks
ARTIST
TITLE
Chamber Works with Clarinet
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
NEOS 10921CD NEOS 10921CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/2/2013

2012 release. György Ligeti once claimed that he was not a minimalist, but a maximalist. It is thus no coincidence that this rigorous genius had a high opinion of his fellow-composer Friedrich Cerha. Nor is it a coincidence that Ligeti called him a "master of Viennese understatement". Cerha, too, embraced his art with the uncompromising earnestness that has always distinguished the Viennese avant-garde, particularly in his confrontation with the city's intrigue-ridden traditionalism. Yet he has no magnetic flair, being neither an artistic missionary nor an unalloyed genius of the German stamp. Instead, his music is typified by a subliminal, proliferating web of musical events, uninhibited in the Viennese manner and thoroughly profound, but of intransigent radicality. Featured works: Five Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, performed by Arcus Ensemble Wien; Eight Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano performed by Andreas Schablas (clarinet) and Janna Polyzoides (piano); Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, performed by Hugo Wolf Quartett.