On the occasion of Sofia Gubaidulina's 75th birthday on 24 October 2006, WERGO publishes a CD with chamber music where - besides Julius Berger and Stefan Hussong, two well-known interpreters of new music - Sofia Gubaidulina and her colleague, Viktor Suslin, join the artists. In "Am Rande des Abgrunds", the two composers play waterphones, instruments, which resemble water-filled censers with strange decorations. Their sound is rich in overtones and quite unusual, and contrasts sharply with the shimmering sound of the strings. Waterphones, employed rather rarely in new music - are an expression of the composer's eagerness to experiment, actively and consciously grappling with the sound worlds of the cultures of Africa or East Asia.
K**A
In 'Am Rande des Abgrunds' the sound of Aquaphon (waterphone) is effective
Sofia GubaidulinaAm Rande des Abgrunds / De profundis / Quaternion / In croce1. Am Rande des Abgrunds für sieben Violincelli und zwei Aquaphone (2002) [15' 38]Julius Berger: violoncello soloSofia Gubaidulina: AquaphonViktor Suslin: AquaphonNiklas Eppinger, Aleksandra Ohar, Diego Garcia, Yoonha Choi, Yoon-Jung Hwang, Tai-Yang Zhang: Violoncello2. De profundis für Akkordeon solo (1978) [13' 52]Stefan Hussong: Akkordeon3. Quaternion für vier Violincelli (1996) [27' 09]Aleksandra Ohar, Diego Garcia, Yoonha Choi, Tai-Yang Zhang: Violoncello4. In croce für Violincello und Akkordeon (1979 / 1992) nach der Originalfassung für Violincello und Orgel [14' 19]Julius Berger: ViolincelloStefan Hussong: AkkordeonRecording: 2004 / 2005 / 2006WERGOIn this DISC, "Am Rande des Abgrunds" is the worthiest listening to, the sound of Aquaphon (waterphone) is effective and the high frequency sounds of a special way of playing the cello and the Aquaphon is agreeable to the ear. "Am Rande des Abgrunds" is a sound source that tests the performance of your tweeter of your speaker. Each work is performed by an advanced technique. Especially the cello and accordion has violence in the last tune called "In croce".
R**7
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