Christian WOLFF
“Berlin Exercices”

Christian Wolff – piano, melodica + Ensemble Zwischentöne (Hans-Ulrich Altenkirch – Vibraphone. Ellen Fricke – Voice. Robin Hayward – Tuba. Rainer Killius – Contrabass recorder. Aleksander Kolkowski – Violin. Kurt König – Percussion. Annette Krebs – Guitar. Inge Morgenroth – Tenor Saxophone. Natalia Pschenitschnikowa – Flutes. Helles Weber – Accordion). Peter Ablinger – Artistic director. Bill Dietz – Liner notes.
“Exercise” indicates relatively shorter pieces in which the process of work, of practicing and of trying things out within specified limits, in short a kind of discipline in process, are being attempted. I regard them as both exercises in composing and for performers, especially as the performers function as members of an ensemble.” Christian Wolff