Bernd Richard Deutsch: Mad Dog, Nr. 33, String Quartet No. 2, Nr. 34 & Dr. Futurity, Nr. 36

Featuring

Enno Poppe
Klangforum Wien
Bernd Richard Deutsch

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Compositional Technique

In Mad Dog, Deutsch portrays a dog's 24-hour cycle, not with naturalistic sound imitations, but with a multi-faceted and frenetic scherzo-like scenery.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composer, Bernd Richard Deutsch, was inspired by reading numerous novels and short stories by American science fiction author Philip K. Dick while composing Dr. Futurity.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Deutsch does not want to be confined by rigid antitheses like 'structural thought' or 'anything goes,' and keeps his distance from neo-tonal pleasantries.

Performer Biography

Klangforum Wien, the ensemble performing on this album, has premiered roughly 500 new pieces by composers from three continents since its first concert as 'Societé de l'Art Acoustique'.

Composer Biography

Bernd Richard Deutsch, born in 1977 in Mödling, Austria, studied composition, piano, and bassoon, later adding electro-acoustic composition.

Compositional Technique

The 2nd String Quartet treats the string quartet as a percussion instrument, featuring theatrical elements like screams and foot stamping, and includes the performance direction 'cat-like'.

Composition History

The three works on this album, Mad Dog, 2nd String Quartet, and Dr. Futurity, were written in immediate succession and can be grouped as a triptych due to conceptual, musical, and dramaturgical similarities.