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Small Ensemble
2023
Bass Recorder
Cello
Flute
Harpsichord
Mezzo-soprano
- Program Notes
- âNeue Stetigkeitâ (new continuity): the title of the first movement alludes to the continuous drive that the motor-rhythmic Alberti Bass contributed in a classical-era sonata. The musical aesthetic is characterised by the prominence of recurring gestural spasms, made increasingly insignificant by its ubiquity, put in a rigid framework of (modified) sonata form to eliminate any prospect of âorganic grand expressionâ. Hence, the first movement is a conjecture of the sonata under the âThird Viennese Schoolâ, seeking a reinvigoration of classical elegance in a new context. The second movement, âNeue Empfindsamkeitâ (new sentimentality) refers to the intent of the 18th-century Empfindsamer Stil to express âtrue and naturalâ feelings. The movement is marked by meticulous restraint, all deliberate in limiting overly obvious expressive outpour. Hence, the movement aims to convey this withering dynamic. All in all, Rilke Settings is a work seeking to reconnect with past traditions, commenting on their inevitable influence and continuity into new musical contexts.
- Recording Notes
- Musica Nova Helsinki, March 2023
- Record Label
- N/A
- Performer Credits
- Maija Turunen, Eerika Perkkiö, Marjana Jocif, Kristiina Hirvonen, Jasper Koekoek
- Publisher
- N/A