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Jakob ULLMANN
“Fremde Zeit – 5”
« Solo V für Klavier » (2013/2014) by Lukas Rickli, piano. This piece ends the cycle Fremde Zeit in a very minimal way, like a close-up on all small sounds and resonance of the strings, bringing the sound close to a molecular level.
As addition to Fremde Zeit addendum Box CDs 1–4 with Booklet German/English.
"Do we hear what we know? How, if this is obscured? Sent on a journey of discovery into the audible, at first almost nothing appears here. But once the ear has become accustomed to the intermediate realm of the pianissimo, an abundance of timbres becomes apparent, everyday noises unexpectedly dispersing in their non-spatial aura, then the surprising appearances of short tonal shapes, which enter the flow of time standing still as if they were revelations of the ear itself with no possibility to guess their origin, verifiable on the instrument. After all, it is in fact the tone which is the improbable, out of all that is weaving in and out within the grounding, static sound, like a distant army of constellations below, taking place uneventfully at the level of the permanent. 'solo V' is not an instrumental piece for a soloist in the ordinary sense. The grand piano becomes an unknown sound body. Although there is a soloist, they could hardly carry out the performance on their own, requiring either pre-produced electronic playback or, as in the present recording by Lukas Rickli, the participation of three assistants sustaining a soundscape. Ullmann conceived a sonic space in which sound is subjected to the laws of a specific 'gravity'. Its meridians range continuously from noise to tone and from shortest single event to sustained continuity, but what constitutes the true aura of this space is its reduced dynamics, and a rhythmic sense that is averse to any kind of melody in the usual sense. 'solo V' is also 'solistic' in another way: there is no fixed notated score, it must first be created individually, and so hardly ever will any performance score be the same as another. Rickli and his partner Zora Marti had a variety of graphic and notated material at their disposal for the development of the temporal form. Following the composer's graphically notated glissandi, Rickli and Marti modify the sound of the centers and generate transitions with them. The piece to be heard unfolds in a pulsating, breathing pianissimo. Hardly bringing any instrument to mind, it opens up a harmonic cosmos, urging the listener into it - because other than through listening to the barely recognizable, nothing is revealed."
Rainer Schmusch
14,00€
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Jakob ULLMANN
“Müntzers stern / Solo II”
“Münzers stern” (2015) for bassoon solo. Dafne Vicente-Sandoval: bassoon.Between 2014 and 2016 Jakob Ullmann composed the orchestral work steine, feuer, sterne (stones, fire, stars). This work is based on a largely modular structure, with the result that individual sections can also be played outside of a complete performance, solo or in predetermined combinations. One section among these is the section for a solo bassoon, which may be performed independently under the title Müntzers stern. “solo II für Fagott” (1992 / 2010 / 2015). Dafne Vicente-Sandoval: bassoon.solo II is part of a group of works with the title Buch der Stille 1 (Book of Silence 1) trägt. This is a series of solo pieces for flute / oboe da cacchia (solo I), trombone / bassoon (solo II), organ (solo III), low string instrument (solo IV), and piano (solo V ), all of which were developed from the same compositional idea; the series is a generalisation of disappearing musics, itself a composition for three winds, two strings and two pianos written between 1989 and 1991. The individual solo compositions can be performed separately, as well as in all combinations simultaneously.
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Jakob ULLMANN
“Voice, books and fire 3”
“Voice, books and fire is the result of my reflections about the relationships between music and language: language as sound and language as text, the numerous relationships between texts of different cultural and religious traditions, between the work of the human spirit in the present and in the past and the questions arising from the problem of understanding these different traditions, languages and texts and representing them in a present, which has lost knowledge about substantial parts, even of its own tradition and history.” Ensemble für experimentelle Musik 2006. Stimmen: Susanne Friedrich, Judith Geier-Leisch, Daniela Hornung, Ida Maria Kastner, Anja Kienborn, Annegret Kornmann, Christina Reis, Corinna Schmid. Instrumente: Leif Bergerhoff (Saxophon), Isabelle Fontius (Querflöte), Tobias Keck (Viola), Philipp Thimm (Violoncello). Einstudierung: Hans-Peter Schulz. Aufnahme, Mischung und Schnitt: Hans Lorenzen. Mastering: Timour Klouche.
15,00€
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Jakob ULLMANN
“A catalogue of sounds”
Jakob Ullmann “A catalogue of sounds” for violin, viola, cello and ensemble (1995-1997). Performers : Ensemble Oriol Berlin, M.M. Kasper, S. Renshaw, F. Ritts-Kirby. Audio CD, Digisleeve, Booklet German/English. “Ullmann’s music realises an infinite variety of gradations in all areas of musical formation. That the music of the "catalogue" is nearly always played very softly leads to the ear noticing the smallest differentiations; the listener is put into a state of constant, acute attentiveness. The musical stream is constantly subjected to small irritations, sometimes its flow quickens, sometimes there are brief splashes like those caused by pebbles thrown into water.”
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4 CD
Jakob ULLMANN
“Fremde Zeit – 1-4”
“Fremde zeit addendum” + “Fremde zeit addendum 4. Solo III für Orgel” now in a 4 audio-CDs box, booklet German-English.
Recordings in neuen Aufnahmen 2008-2011 · in new authorized recordings 2008-2011. “disappearing musics for six players (more or less)”, 1989-1991. Maruta Staravoitava, recorder. Pavlos Serassis, clarinet. Patrick Stadler, saxophon. Orsolya Sepsi, Éva Csizmadia, violins. Lucie Martin, Hans-Peter Schulz, keyboards. “solo I + II + III”, (1992-1993-2010). Molly McDolan, oboe. Dafne Vicente-Sandoval, fagott. Hans-Peter Schulz, organ. “komposition für streichquartett 2”, (1997-1999). Pellegrini-Quartett : Antonio Pellegrini, Thomas Hofer, violins. Fabio Marano, viola. Helmut Menzler, cello. “PRAHA: celetná. - karlova - maiselova” (2004-2007). Jardena Flückiger, voice. Christoph Bösch, recorder. Dafne Vicente-Sandoval, fagott. Helena Winkelman, violin. Oliver Margulies, viola. Ellen Fallowfield, cello. Clara Gervais, doublebass, percussion. Stephan Schmidt, voice. Leonardo Idrobo Arce, electronics. “Thus, Ullmann creates a quiet music in order to give himself and his listeners the opportunity to hear more, and better. This comes about because our ability to hear is augmented when listening to quiet music. We hear better because we make an effort to hear better. That is why Ullmann likes to locate his sound sources at the periphery, so as not to make it too easy for the ear. In order to let sounds develop and move on their own time, the pieces are usually longer than the general concert norm dictates. The opening minutes serve as the exposition of the tempo and the mode, to condition, as it were, the listening.” Bernd Leukert
39,00€