Gallery II.A from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Inspired by "Twittering Machine," a painting by Paul Klee. Part of an ongoing set of pieces based on paintings by the same artist.

Recorded in Madison, WI in a public reading by members of NUNC.

Twittering Machine (Die Zwitchser-Maschine, 1922) - No. 1 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Recorded by Kurt Hattenberger, April 23, 2021 Livestream

Fugue in Red (Fuge in Rot, 1921) - No. 4b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Recorded at Dordt College, March 2012 as part of Jonathan Posthuma's Senior Recital.

Emil Talen, tuba
Jonathan Posthuma, vibraphone/marimba

Red Balloon (Roter Balloon, 1922) - No. 6a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Recorded at Dordt College, March 2012 as part of Jonathan Posthuma's Senior Recital.

Kristen Raygor, tenor saxophone; 
Jonathan Posthuma, vibraphone


Separation in the Evening (Scheidung Abend, 1929) - No. 7a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Premiered by American Modern Ensemble
June 14, 2018, Saratoga Springs, NY

"Rose Garden" (Rosengarten, 1920)
Twenty-seven roses are sprinkled aesthetically throughout a city of pink, orange, and white buildings, criss-crossed by streets and pathways. This use of a recurring symbolic motive keeps the eye moving throughout the community, and observe its structures from various perspectives while exploring the garden.

Rose Garden (Rosengarten, 1920) - No. 13 from Paul Klee Painted Songs

Recorded live on October 17, 2019 at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN

Devan Moran, violin
Jonathan Posthuma, composer

Intoxication (Im Rausch, 1939) - No. 18 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Recorded at Cleveland State University, January 2020

NO EXIT New Music Ensemble
https://noexitnewmusic.com/

I. Carnival in the Mountains
II. She Bellows, We Play
III. Destroyed Place
IV. High Spirits
V. Dream City

No Exit/Zeitgeist January 2020

High Spirits (Übermut, 1939)- No. 2 from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Destroyed Place (Zerstörter Ort, 1920) - No. 14b from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Xander Benham, piano
July 13, 2020
Utrecht, The Netherlands

More information and score:
https://www.jonathanposthuma.com/store/p101/Hovering_%28No._12_from_Paul_Klee%3A_Painted_Songs%29.html

Hovering (Schwebendes, 1930)- No. 12a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

Collection of recorded compositions of Jonathan Posthuma, composer.

Hovering (Schwebendes, 1930)- No. 12a from Paul Klee: Painted Songs

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