Franziska Strohmayr, Laura Pitz - Works for Violin & Piano (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Der Goggolori
02. Malerin im Spiegel I
03. Große Blüte
04. Malerin im Spiegel II
05. Lilith
06. Malerin im Spiegel III
07. Klage für scordatierte Violine
08. Malerin im Spiegel IV
09. Schulamit
10. Schwankende Gondeln (für Klavier)
11. Badstube in Augsburg – Schenke in München
12. Auf Schloß Voheburg – Straubing (Hexen-Szene)
13. Lied der Bernauerin – Wo ist die Bernauerin? – Liebes-Gesang
14. I
15. Seufzer
16. II
17. Teresas Tanz auf dem roten Planeten (für Violine und Klavier)
18. Erinnerung (für Klavier)
19. Prolog
20. Toccata erotica
21. Epitaph
22. Sümpfe der Traurigkeit (für Klavier)
23. Prolog – Toccata – Danza macabra – Liebeslied – Corona borealis
24. Lilith in Venedig, für Violine und Steppschuhe
25. Toccata francescana pianissima
26. Toccata bicicletta francescana
27. Daphne
28. „A-Dur ist blau“ (Olivier Messiaen)

To mark the 85th birthday of the renowned Munich composer Wilfried Hiller, master of universal sound art, the CD VERNISSAGE – Works for Violin, Piano, North Indian Singing Bowls, Wine Glasses and Tap Shoes will be released from March 2026: This unconventional instrumentation creates a synthesis of tradition and experimentation that takes the listener into new dimensions of sound.

Several world premiere recordings can also be heard, some inspired by the expressive sculptures of the artist Antje Tesche-Mentzen.
Hiller, known for his intellectual cross-connections and references to the visual arts, combines music with visual inspiration here – as in Vernissage or Agnes-Umspielungen. The compositions invite you to an auditory exhibition, full of allusions and emotional depth.

Interpreted by violinist Franziska Strohmayr and pianist Laura Pitz, who make the nuanced timbres shine, they also present solo works with virtuoso musicality and technique, interweaving harmonic worlds and percussive elements. This album is a novelty in contemporary music: innovative, interdisciplinary and astonishing – let yourself be inspired by Hiller's cosmos.

Wilfried Hiller, born in Weißenhorn/Germany in 1941, after studying piano with Wilhelm Heckmann at the Augsburg Conservatory, he fi rst worked as an organist and ballet répétiteur. During this activity he met his fi rst wife, the dance pedagogue Isabella Schwarz. From 1963 Hiller studied at the University of Music Munich with Günter Bialas (composition) and Hanns Hölzl (drums).

From 1967 he played as a drummer in various orchestras and founded the concert series “musik unserer Zeit.” The following years were infl uenced by contact with Carl Orff, with whom he worked closely as his student until his death.
Hiller’s works for music theatre were decisively infl uenced by his collaboration with actresses Elisabet Woska and Michael Ende.

From 1971 to 2006, Hiller was music editor at the broadcast corp. Bayerischer Rundfunk. In 1989 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and in 1993 a composition teacher at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, and was director of the International OrganWeek Nuremberg from 2009 to 2012. Hiller lives in Munich and on the small Greek island of Phournoi.

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