Name: Rebecca Saunders "fury II" (2009) Concerto for double bass and ensemble (excerpt) by PHACE
Duration: 3 min 29 s
Description: listen to a SAMPLE of Rebecca Saunders "Fury II" (2009) - Concerto for double bass and ensemble performed by PHACE (Alexandra Dienz, double bass - Ernst Kovacic, conductor) (live-recording)

Score: http://bit.ly/1FyYDcS

Pedro Alvarez 
Two Surfaces (2013)
Ensemble Hand Werk:
--Daniel Agi, alto flute
--Heather Roche, clarinet
--Stefanie van Backlé, violin
--Niklas Seidl, cello
--Jens Ruland, percussion
Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
www.pedroalvarez.info

'Two Surfaces', like many of my recent endeavours, attempts to present a static, 'objectified' aesthetic situation. It points at the utopian idea of time standing still, avoiding a 'processual' unfolding of music, and thus rebelling against inherited ideals of narrative fluency. Here we find two rich textural situations that do not evolve: a music of 'being' rather than 'becoming'.

Two Surfaces

For mixed ensemble consisting of baroque and modern instruments
Dedication : to Ensemble Recherche & Freiburger Barockorchester

About the work 
Störungen translates from German as the idea of trouble and dysfunctionality.
In this work, there exist a kind of tension generated from the divided instrumental groupings. There are 2 instrumental groups each with a different set of tuning:
-	A group of 2 instruments tuned to 415Hz
-	A group of 6 instruments tuned to 440Hz
The latter group of modern instruments constantly interferes with the 2 baroque instruments. Also, inherent in the timbre and tuning itself is a dysfunctional juxtaposition of 2 worlds and epochs. The dramaturgy of this work is based on 2 contrasting musical characters that evolve progressively from a confrontation of schizophrenic materials towards an attempt at a fusion and coming together of the musical ideas.
Störungen contains multiple divergences, aborted attempts at musical dialogue and fleeting sense of fusion.


Störungen (sample 1)

Transkript (example)

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 Joke Lanz & Jorge Sánchez-Chiong (turnt.) 

2. FINAL GIRL 2009 (16.43)
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for ensemble (2001)
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Mastering: Martin Siewert
Redaction: Gustav Danzinger
ORF CD 



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Rebecca Saunders "fury II" (2009) Concerto for double bass and ensemble (excerpt)

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PHACE has been active in the contemporary music scene for many years, and is one of the most innovative and versatile Austrian ensembles for new music.
Alongside the focus on classical contemporary chamber music, the artistic range reaches from music theatre productions all the way to multidisciplinary projects comprising dance, theatre, performance, electronics, video, DJs, turntablists, installation art, and many more.

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