Cerha: Konzert für Schlagzeug und Orchester & Impulse für Orchester

Featuring

Péter Eötvös
Martin Grubinger
Pierre Boulez
Wiener Philharmoniker
Friedrich Cerha

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Composition History

The work Impulse for Orchestra was commissioned by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and premiered by them on April 13, 1996, conducted by André Previn.

Compositional Technique

In the Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, Friedrich Cerha specifies exact pitches for all percussion instruments, including tom-toms, temple blocks, wood blocks, and cowbells, which is contrary to custom.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Friedrich Cerha stated that despite his age, he is always searching for something new, a path that leads him back to himself and helps him find new sides of his being.

Composer Biography

Friedrich Cerha co-founded the ensemble 'die reihe' in 1958, which became Austria's first permanent forum for avant-garde music.

Cultural Impact

Friedrich Cerha created a performable version of the third act of Alban Berg's opera Lulu, which premiered in Paris in 1979, making the complete work accessible to the musical world.

Composer Biography

Friedrich Cerha, the composer, engaged in active resistance during World War II, deserting the German Wehrmacht twice and surviving as a hut keeper and alpine guide in Tyrol.

Composition History

Friedrich Cerha composed the Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra for Martin Grubinger, a percussionist, after Grubinger expressed admiration for Cerha's differentiated treatment of percussion.