Intéressant! C'est très vivant, en mouvement. Bravo!

Sonata for Clarinet (rev. 6/2023)

Piano Prelude 2023 …Take Five (and a half ) …  explores how the Paul Desmond/ Dave Brubeck classic groove would swing if an extra eighth-note were added to the meter. Hint: there are a lot of 4:5 tuplets…

Piano Prelude 2023 – Take Five (and a half)

The piece "Mit Alma"/"With Alma" for solo flute, string quartet and string orchestra originated from a strange chain of associations. It was triggered by a tune: I couldn't get the classic "Con Alma" ("With Soul") by Dizzy Gillespie out of my head - in a version with a flute solo by James Moody. This piece in turn inevitably reminded me of Alma Mahler and the time in Toblach when Gustav Mahler found out that his wife was having an affair with Walter Gropius. It is well known how much Mahler suffered as a result and how much this event psychologically pulled the rug from under his feet. I myself have been to the Trenkerhof in Altschluderbach (Mahler's summer residence 1908-1910) several times, and the sad history of this place has always touched me deeply. I think most of us know the feeling of having been betrayed - by people or by fate - and the emotional struggle that goes with it. The development from the greatest inner turmoil and despair to resignation and self-abandonment. 

"With Alma" is about people in times when everything is disintegrating.

Sonata for Clarinet (rev. 6/2023)

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