Bernhard Gander's creative impulses are drawn from everyday life, including erotic magazines, comics, apartment renovations, subway rides, or simply observing from a window.
Performer Biography
Klangforum Wien, founded in 1985 by Beat Furrer, operates as a democratic ensemble where all 24 members have a say in artistic decisions, fostering collaboration over traditional hierarchies.
Performer Biography
Krassimir Sterev, the accordionist on this album, is a member of Klangforum Wien since 2003 and focuses on developing new repertoire for his instrument.
Compositional Technique
Gander's music often incorporates the sounds of physical work, using items like threaded iron rods, metal plates, bricks, plastic canisters, and power drills as musical instruments.
Performer Biography
Sylvain Cambreling, a conductor with one of the largest repertoires of our time, has been the first guest conductor of Klangforum Wien since 1997.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bernhard Gander approaches composition with a strong visual sense, often imagining sounds graphically and sketching them on graph paper before assigning pitches or note values.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bernhard Gander believes that the 'background' is always important in his music, stating that without the secondary voices, something fundamental would be lost.
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