Ivan Hewett presents world premieres from the Witten Days for New Chamber Music 2016
Ivan Hewett presents highlights from the Witten Days for New Chamber Music 2016: music by Gerard Pesson, Hugues Dufourt, Juliana Hodkinson, Mikel Urquiza and Enno Poppe.
Ivan Hewett presents highlights - including five world premieres - from the Witten Days for New Chamber Music 2016, in conversation with Harry Vogt, director of the festival since 1990. Alongside music by the featured composer at Witten this year, Gerard Pesson, we'll hear premieres from Hugues Dufourt, Juliana Hodkinson, Mikel Urquiza and, to end the programme, Enno Poppe - the Diotima Quartet performing Poppe's very first string quartet, which has the gnomic title Buch (Book).
Image (c) Claus Langer/WDR.
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Music Played
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Gérard Pesson
Recreations françaises [1993-95], No 1: L'Harmonieux forgeron
Ensemble: ensemble recherche. -
Hugues Dufourt
L'Amerique d'apres Tiepolo [2015-16; world premiere]
Ensemble: ensemble recherche. -
Gérard Pesson
Catch Sonata for clarinet, cello and piano [2016; world premiere]
Ensemble: Trio Catch. -
Juliana Hodkinson
... can modify completely/ in this case/ not that it will make any difference...
Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Cologne. Conductor: Emilio Pomà rico. -
Mikel Urquiza
Serpientes y escaleras (Snakes and Ladders - Serenade) [2016; world premiere]
Ensemble: L'Instant donne. -
Gérard Pesson
God's Grandeur - Cantata 2, from Cantate egale pays [2007–10]
Ensemble: Exaudi. Ensemble: L'Instant donne. Conductor: James Weeks. -
Enno Poppe
Buch, for string quartet [2013-16; world premiere]
Ensemble: Diotima Quartet.
Broadcast
- Sat 13 Aug 2016 22:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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