Charlotte Seither: Lauschgut. Works for (Inside) Piano [1989-2022]
12/11/2023, 10 Tracks, 1:10:25
Featuring
Clemens Hund-Göschel
Charlotte Seither
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Compositional Technique
Seven of the ten works on this album extend the playing experimentally into the interior of the grand piano, producing sounds acoustically with hands and tools, without electronics.
Composer Biography
Charlotte Seither's music often uses unusual instruments in her orchestral works, such as plastic tubes, iron chains, and wind howlers.
Performer Biography
Clemens Hund-Göschel, the pianist on this album, is known for his dedication to contemporary music and his cross-border approach to multimedia art, performance, or music theater.
Recording & Production
All works on this album use playing techniques that do not structurally alter the grand piano, meaning the sounds are created solely through the act of playing.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Charlotte Seither is interested in how sounds produced on the keys and inside the piano can interlock to create a new "piano corpus."
Composer Biography
Charlotte Seither, a German contemporary composer, was the first German to win 1st prize in the International Composition Competition 'Prague Spring' in 1995.
Recording & Production
This album presents ten works by Charlotte Seither, written over 33 years, with six of them being first recordings.
