Ensemble Adapter - Donatoni: Chamber Works (2018)

Artist: Ensemble Adapter
Title: Donatoni: Chamber Works
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Kairos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 49:09 min
Total Size: 206 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Donatoni: Chamber Works
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Kairos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 49:09 min
Total Size: 206 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Marches (1979) For Harp Solo
1. I 6:01
2. II 4:43
Nidi (1979) For Piccolo Solo
3. I 4:35
4. II 3:47
Clair (1980) For Clarinet Solo
5. I 4:01
6. II 3:28
7. Small (1981) For Piccolo, Clarinet And Harp 8:15
8. Estratto (1969) For Piano Solo 1:00
9. Secondo Estratto (1970) For Piano, Harpsichord And Harp 10:29
10. Quarto Estratto (1974) For Piccolo, Flute, Violin, Mandolin, Harp, Harpsichord, Piano And Celesta 2:50
We all like music that is rigorous and uncompromising, says Matthias Engler. Donatoni relentlessly strings together diverse fields of sound, working on them like a sculptor. Sometimes there are caesuras and then suddenly we hear something completely. However, contained in every piece is a point of reference, to which everything else can be traced back. The four solo pieces and three chamber musical pieces on this new release show exactly this intransigence and connections exemplarily. As a composer, Franco Donatoni was deeply influenced by Arnold Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez, and Stockhausen, particularly in his mature aleatoric style. His gifts as a master of his craft are most fully revealed in his orchestral works and chamber music, which are notable for their imaginative manipulation of sonorities and colours. His compositions have been conducted by Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Bruno Maderna, Salvatore Accardo, Alain Meunier, and many others.