Johannes Maria Staud: A Map Is Not the Territory, Bewegungen, Polygon, Black Moon & Berenice "Lied vom Verschwinden"
2/1/2002, 7 Tracks, 1:01:50
Featuring
Sylvain Cambreling
Marino Formenti
Bertrand de Billy
Thomas Larcher
Ernesto Molinari
Emilio Pomàrico
Petra Hoffmann
Klangforum Wien
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Johannes Maria Staud
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Compositional Technique
Staud employs an inductive compositional approach, similar to Morton Feldman, working with minute building blocks and adapting their parameters to allow for flexible intervention in the overall structure.
Compositional Technique
For Staud, the tonal quality of his music is a key parameter; he does not separate musical structure from sound, but rather combines these phases in his compositional process.
Critical Reception
Experts acknowledge Staud's talent, with rare criticisms suggesting his music is too contrived or relies too much on its intoxicating effect, often attributed to a skepticism towards emotional music in Austria.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Staud's music combines the strict avant-garde techniques of the 1950s and 60s with a focus on emotionality, which was often proscribed in post-war demands for a 'break with tradition'.
Composition History
Staud's three-movement work, 'A map is not the territory', was commissioned by Klangforum Wien for the European Music Month 2001 in Basel.
Interpretation
Staud's scores are meticulously annotated with detailed performance instructions, serving to bring his sound worlds to life and give them maximum depth.
Composer Biography
Johannes Maria Staud, born in Innsbruck in 1974, is an adopted Viennese composer who represents a new generation of composers.
