In Klangschatten - mein Saitenspiel, the strings are uniquely prevented from sounding, rather than resonating as they normally would, to reveal previously suppressed sounds.
Interpretation
Lachenmann's music often demands supreme virtuosity from musicians, and the physical effort involved is intended by the composer to direct the listener's admiration to the interpreter.
Compositional Technique
Lachenmann's music often uses sounds from the 'scorned corners' and 'rims of musical instruments' that are typically considered errors in classical music education.
Compositional Technique
The composer, Helmut Lachenmann, sometimes quotes arbitrary radio programs, as in his piece Kontrakadenz, or uses the hissing of an old tape recorder, as in Fassade.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Helmut Lachenmann, the composer, seeks beauty in acoustic realms often considered unattractive or ugly, such as noise and the borderlands between sound and noise.
Performer Biography
Michael Gielen, the conductor on this album, emigrated to Argentina with his family in 1940 and performed all of Arnold Schoenberg's piano compositions in Buenos Aires in 1949.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lachenmann's music is described as a deeply humane art that finds greatness in the minute and considers nothing audible unworthy.
