The composer, Reiko Füting, integrated fragments of medieval compositions by Perotin, Guillaume de Machaut, and Neidhard von Reuenthal, as well as quotations from Bach, Brahms, and Mauersberger, into "Mechthild."
Composer Biography
Reiko Füting, born in 1970 in the German Democratic Republic, has taught composition and theory at Manhattan School of Music since 2000, where he is currently Dean of Academic Core and Head of Composition.
Composition History
Reiko Füting's music theater composition, "Mechthild," is based on a libretto by Christian Lehnert, which adapts and narrates texts by Mechthild von Magdeburg.
Performer Biography
Olaf Katzer, the conductor, founded AuditivVokal Dresden in 2007, a contemporary vocal ensemble dedicated to establishing new performance practices and exploring extended vocal techniques.
Performer Biography
Hanna Herfurtner, who sings Mechthild's Soul, is an experienced interpreter of both early and new music, having premiered numerous contemporary compositions and released a solo CD combining Bach arias with Alvin Lucier's 'Sitting in a Room.'
Composer's Artistic Vision
Reiko Füting aims to explore the psychological nature of memory through musical quotation in his compositions, reflecting on contemporary artistic, cultural, social, and political phenomena.
Recording & Production
This recording of "Mechthild" was made on September 19, 2022, at Gesellschaftshaus Magdeburg, with Benjamin Dreßler as the recording engineer.
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