Klangforumania - Reposted Tracks

written for and performed by ensemble Phace
conducted by Nacho de Paz

performed at Imago Dei
Krems, Austria

cocommissioned by ensemble Phace and Land Niederösterreich, as part of my residency in AIR-Krems

Zesses Seglias_madrigali alla luce e al sangue

Sirrt die Sekunde (2008) 
Dur. 13:30  Chamber Orchestra (1.1.1.1/1.1.1.0/1.1/1/2.1.1.1)
Commissioned by Klangforum Wien and Impuls-Graz 2009 with the support of the Catalan Government
Premiere : Klangforum Wien, Enno Poppe, conductor. 14.02.2009. Festival Impuls Graz, Austria.
Editorial Tritó (Barcelona)


Sirrt die Sekunde. Klangforum Wien. Enno Poppe, conductor.

“Moins qu’un souffle, à peine un mouvement de l’air” (2012)
Dur. 20:00 Ensemble (Flute/Piccolo/Bass flute, 2 Perc., Harp, Piano, 2 Vn, Va, Vc, Db.)
Premiere : Klangforum Wien, Enno Poppe, cond. Konzerthaus Wien, Mozart Saal. 1 October 2012. Klangforum Wien, Clement Power, cond. Steirischer Herbst Graz, 6 October 2012.

'Moins qu’un souffle, à peine un mouvement de l’air'. Klangforum Wien, Eva Furrer (fl). C. Power.

abbozzo V (excerpt) for 1/4tone-accordion & string4 (K.Sterev & string4 of the Klangforum Wien)

06.. Αυγούστου 2005
03.04.17.24. Σεπτεμβρίου 2005

Τζίμης Πανούσης - Δούρειος ήχος Αύγουστος/Σεπτέμβριος 2005

for alto sax, violin, percussion set, piano

Klangforum Wien, Enno Poppe

Simone Movio, " ... come spirali ... " (2008)

PLAYS (reading Samuel Beckett)
for electric guitar, barytone saxophone, accordion, symphony orchestra & electronics
Yaron Deutsch, el. guitar
Patrick Stadler, bar. saxophone
Krassimir Sterev, accordion
Thessaloniki State Orchestra
Miltos Logiadis, director
19 May 2017, Vassilikon Theater, Thessaloniki

PlayS (reading Samuel Beckett)

Play on Words I
for barytone saxophone, orchestra & electronics
Patrick Stadler, bar. saxophone
Thessaloniki State Orchestra
Miltos Logiadis, director

PLAY ON WORDS I

Colour Cycle for accordion solo "Five Illuminations:
(Dedicated to Panagiotis Andreoglou)

1. Ablaze, unevenly RED
2. Airily, transparent BLUE
3. Dense, tenebrously BLACK
4. Crystal-clear, WHITE
5. Thistly, GOLDEN

"Five Illuminations" Colour cycle for accordion solo

Commissioned by Klangforum Wien, award for Impuls International Composition Competition 2011.
Premiered at impuls . International Ensemble and Composers Academy for Contemporary Music 2013, Graz / Austria, by Klangforum Wien and Enno Poppe, conductor.

Eon, for ensemble (2012)

Entry VI: answer simply answer (hommage to Thelonius Monk and Samuel Beckett) - or just "somebody answer simply" - is a piece for piano solo that can be optionally played with a voice reciting certain texts from the fourth Text for Nothing by Samuel Beckett.
Ioanna Polizoidou, piano
Graeme Malcolm , reciter
Michalis Lapidakis, music

Somebody Answer Simply

HOWL
for baryton saxophone, electric guitar & bayan
bar. sax.: Gerald Peinfalk, el. guit. Jaron Deutsch, bayan: Krassimir Sterev
Austria, Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, “Griechenland” Klangforum’s Europa/Global series .

73.  HOWL (KONZERTHHAUS)

Stop That Train.WAV

25 musicians from 13 countries are constantly exploring new horizons of artistic creativity together with the most eminent composers of our time. 

Open-minded, virtuosic in performance and aurally perceptive, Klangforum Wien – one of the internationally most renowned ensembles for contemporary music – devotes itself to the artistic interpretation and expansion of experiential space.

A performance of Klangforum Wien is an event in the best sense of the word; it offers a sensual experience, immediate and inescapable; the novelty in its music speaks, acts and beguiles.

Ever since it was founded by Beat Furrer in 1985, the ensemble – which, over the years, has received a great number of awards and distinctions – has written music history:
It has presented around 600 world premieres, it boasts an extensive discography of more than 90 releases, appearing at the most prestigious concert halls, opera venues and at major music festivals.

Klangforum Wien has its own annual concert series at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Since 2009, the musicians have been sharing their comprehensive mastery of playing techniques and forms of expression with a new generation of artists in the context of their collective professorship at the University of Music, Graz.

The repertoire choice and the ensemble’s intense understanding of the compositions contribute to diversity, and are matched by the most excellent and joyful execution of the music.

Michalis Lapidakis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1960. He began his musical studies at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. In 1988 he earned a Master's degree (M.M) in Composition at Boston University and in 1993 a Doctoral degree (D.M.) in Composition at Northwestern University. He has studied with A. Stout, Th. Antoniou, Β. Rands, O. Messiaen, P. Boulez, T. Takemitsu and I. Xenakis among others. His compositional output includes works for orchestra (“Five Pieces”, “Three Portraits”, “ΔIAΔPOMH (Route E-75)”, "Narration: to compose the serenity . . .", “In a Sate of Flux IIa”, “Improptu Noir”), various instrumental ensembles (“Vera Quartet”, “Entweder Oder”, the “Diary” series, “Triptych”, “Howl”), solo intruments (“Five Preludes”, “Prespectives”, “Comments”, “Akira's Dream”, “Ein andrer Hauch”, “Taxims”), voice (“Days, “Un soleil noir”, Go End There”) and electronics (Die Niemandsrose, “Pop erotique”) that have been performed internationally and received numerous awards. He has received commissions by orchestras and contemporary music ensembles like Camerata, Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria, Orchestra of Colours, Sate Orchestra of Thessaloniiki, Alea III, e.t.c. His works are published by the music house "Philippos Nakas" and have appeared with various labels (Capstone Records, Lyra, Dissonance Records, e.t.c.). A large part of his music is based on literary and other exramusical sources whereas in all his music one can trace the composer’s tendency to integrate the strict organization of musical structures with a deep respect for the unexpectedness of true improvisation. He has also written music for multi-media productions, theater and contemporary dance.  He is a member of the Greek Composers’ Union.  Since 2014 Michalis Lapidakis is Professor of Composition at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and since 2009 director of the Contemporary Music Lab of A.U.Th.


73. HOWL (KONZERTHHAUS)

Michalis Lapidakis

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