Modéré: Mystérieux, concentré

According to Scriabin's biographer, Faubion Bowers, “The Sixth Sonata is a netherstar. Its dark and evil aspect embraces horror, terror, and the omnipresent Unknown. ‘Only my music expresses the inexpressible,’ Scriabin boasted, and called the Sixth’s sweet and harsh harmonies, “nightmarish… fuliginous… murky… dark and hidden… unclean… mischievous.’ When he played excerpts for friends, he would stare off in the distance away from the piano, as if watching effluvium rise from the floor and walls around him. He seemed frightened and sometimes shuddered.”

It is one of a few pieces Scriabin never played in public, because he felt it was "nightmarish, murky, unclean and mischievous". He often started shuddering after playing a few measures for other people.

Alexander Skrjabin -  Sonata No.6

Concerto Grosso in one movement for 2 pianos, 4 celli, percussion and flugel kantele. 

Dedicated to the dear memory of late Prof. Peter Klatzow, My dear inspiring composition professor, musical genius par none and national treasure, who heartbreakingly passed away in the last week of 2021 of Covid 19 .  Thank you dear Prof Klatzow for the eternal gifts you so generously gave. Rest In Peace .

Concerto Grosso for P.K.  - Wesley Wolhuter

The second of a set of spontaneously composed piano works  performed by myself for an informal,  impromptu recording session with a rickety old piano and a dear new friend. 

Making Movies for Piano - 2nd Movement

Elegy Oct 2015 - For piano solo. Spontaneously composed/improvised and performed by myself in one take. 

A poignant bluesy elergy afforded an optimistic ascension. 

Wesley Wolhüter  Elegy

A Joburg Pavane Feb 2016 - For piano and electric guitar. Spontaneously composed/improvised and performed by Wesley Wolhuter (piano) and Jeremy Norwood Young (electric guitar) in one take, during a stormy evening jam session in Joburg earlier this year.  

W.Wolhüter, J. Norwood Young - A Joburg Pavane

Wesley Wolhuter - Piano Sonata 2nd Mov.

Wesley Wolhuter - Wresonate

Hello all. This song is a bit different from my previous stuff but I hope a few will still enjoy it. I wanted to write some music for something that would sound like a small ensemble with an influence from the romantic period but still be powerful and have a lot of percussive type melodies without using any drums. Something like Philip Glass or Steve Reich would do but with my own style to it. In this song I wanted to have 4-5 different harmonies going on all at once for the majority of the song while staying 3/4 but with polyrhythms over it. 

I split the full song into 2 parts because it was around 15-16 minutes in its full version so Ill be uploading the 2nd half at a later time. I know some prefer shorter songs so I thought it was best to split them up but I will upload both parts as a full 15-16 minute song at some point.

I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

Connection

This is the recording of the 2009 world premiere performance of my Cello Concerto in E Minor by the Johannesburg Philharmonic Academy orchestra in collaboration with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Wessel Beukes as the soloist under the baton of Sonja Bass.

Cello Concerto in E minor

This is a recording of the premiere performance of my concertino for piano and small ensemble "The Trains", by the SACM Cone of Composition Ensemble 2012, Featuring myself as the soloist under the baton of Shade' Jansen.

The Trains

South African art musician, art music composer and orchestrator. 

Concerto Grosso for P.K. - Wesley Wolhuter

Wesley Wolhuter

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