Seven Colours (2018)

"scattered ways" (2015) EXCERPT
for orchestra 
(3.2.3.2/4.2.2.1/harp/2 perc/toypiano+synth/strings min. 6.6.6.4.3)

Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien (RSO Vienna)
Johannes Kalitzke (conductor)

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picture: excerpt of a drawing by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter (from the 1970ies)

scattered ways (2015) RSO Vienna - EXCERPT

Sarah Nemtsov
"à deux" (2009)
for prepared harp solo

live recording of the world premiere (July 2009)
Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir, harp solo

excerpt: multi tasking moment for harpist (harp and gongs)
the whole piece has a duration of abou 17 minutes

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Thanks to Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir!
photo: Rut Sigurdardottir

"à deux" (2009) - EXCERPT - harp solo - Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir

"running. out of tune" (2013)
für 2 Cembali und Elektronik (Zuspiel und Transducer) -
Cembalo 1 (zweimanualig): temperiert gestimmt / Cembalo 2 (einmanualig): mitteltönig gestimmt

Petteri Pitko und Marianna Henriksson, Cembali

Matthias Erb, Tonmeister

Mitschnitt vom 27.10.2013 TAK Berlin, Projekt "Cembaloille" von Klangnetz e.V. und Uferbüro (Berlin)

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"running. out of tune" - for two harpsichords and electronics (tape and transducer) - harpsichord 1 well tempered, harpsichord 2 meantone tempered

"running. out of tune" (2013) - two harpsichords and electronics

Sarah Nemtsov  
"Schwelle" (2019/2020)
Version für Diskant-Zither und Cello
nach dem Choral "Komm, O Tod" von J. S. Bach BWV 56

Leopold Hurt, Zither
Sonja Lena Schmid, Cello
(Decoder-Ensemble)
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Aufnahme Oktober 2021 DLF - mit freundlicher Genehmigung
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Bild: Ausschnitt "Weiß" (1985, Öl auf Papier) von Elisabeth Naomi Reuter

"Schwelle" (2019/2020) - Zither & Cello

Sarah Nemtsov
Reshimot (2020)
for four soloists (alto saxophone, e guitar, keyboard and drumset) and orchestra (4.3.4.3/4.3.3.1/4 perc/2 hrp/pno/0 str!)
Nikel Ensemble (Yaron Deutsch, Patrick Stadler, Antoine Francoise, Brian Archinal)
WDR Orchestra
Titus Engel (conductor)

WP: 8.4.2022, WDR Cologne 
Duration: ca. 17′
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excerpt WDR recording
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"Reshimot" is part I of the tetralogy "TZIMTZUM" (2020-2022) for four soloists (Nikel ensemble) and orchestra
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picture: Anselm Kiefer - shvirat hakelim

RESHIMOT (2020) - Nikel - WDR Orchestra - Excerpt

Sarah Nemtsov
Sh’vira (2020)
for soprano saxophone, e guitar, keybaord and drum set

Nikel Ensemble (Yaron Deutsch, e guitar; Patrick Stadler, saxophone; Antoine Francoise, keyboard; Brian Archinal, drum set)

WP: 4.5.2022, Festival Les Amplitudes
Duration: ca. 10′
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live recording rts
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"Sh'vira" is part II of the tetralogy "TZIMTZUM" (2020-2022) for four soloists (Nikel ensemble) and orchestra
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photo: Pablo Fernandez

SH'VIRA (2020) - Nikel ensemble - Excerpt

Sarah Nemtsov
Tikkun (2021) - excerpt 1
for string orchestra with percussion and four soloists (soprano saxophone, e guitar, keyboard and drumset)
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Nikel ensemble (Yaron Deutsch, e guitar; Patrick Stadler, saxophone; Antoine Francoise, keyboard; Brian Archinal, drum set)
Camerata Atamarac
Peter Rundel (cond.)
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rts live recording Festival Les Amplitudes May 2022
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"Tikkun" is part IV of the tetralogy "TZIMTZUM" (2020-2022) for four soloists (Nikel ensemble) and orchestra
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photo: Pablo Fernandez

Tikkun (2021) - Nikel ensemble - string orchestra - Excerpt 1

Sarah Nemtsov
Tikkun (2021) - excerpt 2
for string orchestra with percussion and four soloists (soprano saxophone, e guitar, keyboard and drumset)
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Nikel ensemble (Yaron Deutsch, e guitar; Patrick Stadler, saxophone; Antoine Francoise, keyboard; Brian Archinal, drum set)
Camerata Atamarac
Peter Rundel (cond.)
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rts live recording Festival Les Amplitudes May 2022
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"Tikkun" is part IV of the tetralogy "TZIMTZUM" (2020-2022) for four soloists (Nikel ensemble) and orchestra
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photo: Pablo Fernandez

Tikkun (2021)- Nikel ensemble - string orchestra - Excerpt 2

starlings, sparrows (2022)
for amplified clarinet, cello and prepared piano with synthesizer
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Trio Catch
BOGLÁRKA PECZE Klarinette
EVA BOESCH Violoncello
SUN-YOUNG NAM Klavier/Synthesizer
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WP: 7.5.2022, Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik; Trio Catch
Duration: ca. 16′ - (some short excerpts here on soundcloud with kind permission by Trio Catch)

starlings, sparrows (2022) - Excerpts - Trio Catch

EXCERPT of
K'LIPOT (2023) for four soloists (sax/e guit/keyb/drums) and large orchestra (4.3.4.3/4.3.2.1/3perc/timp/2harp/pno+celesta/strings)

live recording from Essen NOW Festival, Philharmonie Essen, 12th November 2023, Nikel ensemble, WDR orchestra, Peter Rundel

Nikel ensemble:
Yaron Deutsch, e guitar
Patrick Stadler, sax
Antoine Francoise, keyboard
Brian Archinal, drums

Duration K'lipot (complete): ca. 26′
K'lipot is part of the 70 minutes long tetralogy “TZIMTZUM” (2020-2023) for 4 soloists and orchestra

K'lipot (2023) EXCERPT

Sarah Nemtsov
KETER (2020)
for amplified quintet (bass clarinet, viola, cello, detuned harp and prepared piano) with electronics

Soloists from the Ensemble InterContemporain 
Dimitri Vassilakis, piano 
Alain Billard, clarinet 
John Stulz, viola 
Renaud Déjardin, cello 
Valeria Kafelnikov, harp 

Live recording from the world premiere January 2024 in Paris

Title of the concert: BON ANNIVERSAIRE, PÉTER EÖTVÖS !
 Date of recording: 13 January 2024
 Place: Paris, IRCAM, Espace de projection 
 Interprets: The Soloists from the Ensemble intercontemporain (Dimitri Vassilakis, piano ; Alain Billard, clarinet ; John Stulz, alto ; Renaud Déjardin, cello ; Valeria Kafelnikov, harp) 

IRCAM Computer Music Production: Augustin Muller 
IRCAM Sound diffusion: Clément Cerles
IRCAM Sound recording: Sylvain Carton
IRCAM Video recording: Eric de Gélis, Joachim Payen, Antoine Plouzen-Morvan, Bastien Sabarros
IRCAM-Centre Pompidou production

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Published with kind permission by Ensemble Intercontemporain and IRCAM

photo Quentin Chevirier

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more info
https://www.ensembleintercontemporain.com/fr/2024/01/keter-de-sarah-nemtsov/

KETER (2020) excerpt - Ensemble Intercontemporain

"white wide eyes" (2014) for 23 musicians (4 ensembles), electronics, projection
- Ensemblekollektiv Berlin (Ensemble Mosaik, Sonar Quartet, Ensemble Adapter, Ensemble Apparat)
- Manuel Nawri (conductor)
premiere January 22nd 2015, Festival Ultraschall Berlin, HAU2

live recording: dradio

"white wide eyes" 2014 - for 23 musicians, electronics, projection

Sarah Nemtsov
TIKKUN (2021)
for solo ensemble (saxophone, e guitar, keyboard, drums), string orchestra and percussion

Nikel Ensemble (Patrick Stadler, Yaron Deutsch, Antoine Francoise, Brian Archinal)
Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra
Mino Marani, conductor

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TIKKUN is part III of the tetralogy TZIMTZUM (2020-2023) for solo ensemble (Nikel) and orchestra
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live recording from a concert on February 5th 2025
dlf 

TIKKUN (2021)

Sarah Nemtsov
black trees (2020) for orchestra – DSO Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, Markus Poschner 

live recording from the concert at Ultraschall Festival Berlin, January 19th 2025

painting by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter "the moon is no door" (oil and oil chalks on mdf board 100x80cm, 2015)

black trees (2020) orchestra - excerpt

Sarah Nemtsov
CHESED (2022)
for ensemble: e violin, minimoog synth, oboe d'amore, contrabass, tuba, percussion, objects and electronics

Ensemble Musikfabrik, Friederike Scheunchen

dedicated to Hannah Weirich, in memoriam Uli Löffler

live recording from a concert at WDR, June 2024

EXCERPT (beginning) duration of the whole piece: ca. 20'

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painting by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter, alkyd on mdf board, plaster, 1979

CHESED (2022) for ensemble - EXCERPT

MALCHUT [shir hama’alot] (2024)
for large ensemble and electronics (1.1.1.1./1.1.1.1/2perc/pno/keyboard/1.1.1.1.1.+electr)
WP: 29.6.2024, WDR Köln; 
Ensemble Musikfabrik, Friederike Scheunchen (conductor)
Duration: ca. 22′ - Excerpt: part towards the ending
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image: excerpt from a water color work by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter (Mondblumen, 1982)

MALCHUT (2024) excerpt

Nigun (1999)
for Oboe solo 
played by Sarah Nemtsov(Reuter)in 2000 -
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[early work!!]
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live recording from Konzerthaus Berlin, May 2000 -
Abschlusskonzert Preisträger Bundewettbewerb "Jugend musiziert"

Jugend musiziert 2000

Nigun (1999) for oboe solo

Sarah Nemtsov 
SEVEN COLOURS (2018) 
for amplified cello, e bass, prepared piano with sample keyboard, drumset and electronics 
I umber, burnt sienna - II raw sienna, ochre - III sepia - IV carbon black - V caput mortuum  
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Ensemble Soundinitiative: Louise Leverd, cello Caleb Salgado, e bass Gwen Rouger, prepared piano and sample keyboard Benjamin Soistier, drum set 
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Recording/Production Radio France (2/22/2018) for "Alla breve" (Anne Montaron)

SEVEN COLOURS: 01 UMBER, BURNT SIENNA

SEVEN COLOURS: 02 RAW SIENNA, OCHRE

Sarah Nemtsov 
SEVEN COLOURS (2018) 
for amplified cello, e bass, prepared piano with sample keyboard, drumset and electronics 
I umber, burnt sienna - II raw sienna, ochre - III sepia - IV carbon black - V caput mortuum  
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Ensemble Soundinitiative: Louise Leverd, cello Caleb Salgado, e bass Gwen Rouger, prepared piano and sample keyboard Benjamin Soistier, drum set 
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Recording/Production Radio France (2/22/2018) for "Alla breve" (Anne Montaron)
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painting: Elisabeth Naomi Reuter (1946-2017)

SEVEN COLOURS: 03 SEPIA

SEVEN COLOURS: 04 CARBON BLACK

SEVEN COLOURS: 05 CAPUT MORTUUM

Sarah Nemtsov
Seven Thoughts – her kind (2018) - EXCERPT
for keyboard solo (with amplified voice – 1 player, 49 keys sample keyboard)

Gwenaelle Rouger, keyboard

full performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux354LSjkaI

"Seven Thoughts - Her Kind" - Excerpt

Sarah Nemtsov
Deconstructions (2003)
Zwei Sätze für Violine und Klavier
/ Two Movements for violin and piano

WP 8.6.2004, Sabine Akiko Ahrend, violin and Hinrich Alpers, piano - Hanover

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Drawing by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter ("Notierungen 1975")

Deconstructions (2003) Mvt. 1

Sarah Nemtsov:
dream of a cab (2017)
for (mezzo)soprano, soprano saxophone, accordion, amplification and tape
Claudia van Hasselt - soprano
Ruth Velten - sax and Silke Lange - accordion (Ensemble Lux:NM)
WP: 22.09.2017, Ackerstadtpalast Berlin; Project "Taximusic" (FrauVonDa - Lotte Greschik and Claudia van Hasselt)
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photo: copyright Katharina Seibt (Taximusic 2017)

dream of a cab (2017)

dropped.drowned (2017)
for large orchestra (3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1/harp/pno/3 perc/strings min. 10.8.6.5.3/tape)

HR Symphony Orchestra with Baldur Brönnimann (conductor)

Live-recording from opening concert of "Darmstadt Cummer Course 2018" - Hessischer Rundfunk - 
8.7.2018 Darmstadt Lichtenbergschule Große Halle

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picture: one of Elisabeth naomi reuter's colour palettes

dropped.drowned (2017) orchestra

Sarah Nemtsov
NUN (2019) - excerpt 
for ensemble (ob, cl, sax, vl, vla, vlc, perc, pno, assistants) with electronics 
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live recording of the premiere by ensemble mosaik with Enno Poppe (conductor)- May 22nd, 2019, Kesselhaus Kulturbrauerei Berlin
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NUN was commissioned by and written for ensemble mosaik
- duration of the whole piece approx. 24 minutes

NUN (2019) - ensemble mosaik - excerpt

Sarah Nemtsov
"Zimmer I-IV" (2013/2019)
live recording of the premiere of the version with new "Zimmer IV" - September 1st, 2019, Radialsystem Berlin, Ensemble Adapter, International Contemporary Ensemble and Ensemble Offspring

Zimmer I (2013): harp and kaoss pad
Zimmer II (2013): bass flute, bass clarinet and laptops
>> Ensemble Adapter (Berlin)

Zimmer III (2013): string quartet
>> ICE (New York)

Zimmer IV (2019): 4 musicians with electronics
>> Ensemble Offspring (Sydney)

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picture: detail of a painting by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter

Nemtsov: Zimmer I-IV (2013/2019) - Adapter - ICE - Offspring

Sarah Nemtsov
"weggeschliffen" (2018)
for amplified string quartet (with some effects)

live recording from January 18th, 2020 - Ultraschall Festival Berlin
Minguet Quartet

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Schwerer werden.
Leichter sein.

(Paul Celan)

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painting from 2016 (excerpt) by Elisabeth Naomi Reuter

WEGGESCHLIFFEN (2018) string quartet

MOOS (2019/2020)- [EXCERPT!!]
for ensemble with electronics (13 musicians: bass flute, cor anglais, bass clarinet, trombone, tuba, violinl, viola, cello, contrabass, e guitar, harp, piano, percussion+electr)
WP: 10.2.2020, Konzerthaus Wien; Klangforum Wien, Yaron Deutsch (e guitar), Lars Mlekusch (conductor)
Duration whole piece: ca. 19′

"MOOS" - Klangforum Wien - UA - EXCERPT

"Sechs Zeichen" (2010)
for cello and prepared piano
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Duo Peter-Phillipp Staemmler (cello) and Hansjacob Staemmler (piano)
live recording of the premiere - June 2010 - Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie Berlin

"Sechs Zeichen" (2010) - cello & piano

Sarah Nemtsov
ORBITS (2018)
cycle (5 movements: asteroid and 4 satellites) for 4 detuned e guitars and e bass – with effects and objects

>>> EXCERPT from III. Phaethon. Asteroid

Interstring project

electric guitars: Phileas Baun, Florin Emhardt, Martin Köhler, Boris Slavov
electric bass: Mikolaj Pociecha 

(2018: Open Source GuitarsTrossingen)

Duration whole cycle: ca. 18′

Orbits (2018) - EXCERPT - e guitars & ebass

Sarah Nemtsov
"Wolfsgesänge" (2019)
for amplified cello solo with electronics [and video (ad libitum)]
in memoriam Wolfgang Zamastil
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Sonja Lena Schmid (cello, decoder ensemble) -
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LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES recommended
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picture: videostill (& photo) by Rosa Wernecke and Heinrich Horwitz

Wolfsgesänge (2019) Cello solo - EXCERPT

Sarah Nemtsov - composer (*1980) - Germany, Berlin

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