Experimentalstudio, Forty Years Anthology, Vol.1 - Halffter, Ferneyhough, André Richard, Heusinger

Experimentalstudio, forty years anthology, volume 1

Four works combining acoustic instruments or voice with electronics

Halffter, Cristóbal, 1930 - Noche pasiva del sentido Ferneyhough, Brian, 1943 - Mnemosyne Richard, André, 1944 - Glidif Heusinger, Detlef, 1956 Abraum, no.2

Fauchère, Hélène, soprano Heusinger, Detlef, conductor Fahlenbock, Martin, bass flute Ensemble Experimental Collegium Novum Zürich Experimentalstudio für Akustische Kunst NEOS, 2015

Celebrating 40 years of the work of the Experimentalstudio des SWR in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Every year several composers are invited to accept a fellowship in order to realize their works with the studio's special equipment in interaction with its resident sound designers, sound engineers, and computer music experts. The studio also ensures the works are performed. Its emphasis is on composers who explore various aspects of live electronics as part of their works. The pieces recorded here were composed and realized in 1970-71, 1986, 1991, and 1995. 

The four works brought together on this CD, the result of the first 25 years activity of the Heinrich Strobel Foundation and the EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO in Freiburg im Breisgau, founded in 1971, document different aspects of work with live-electronics.

The spectrum in which the technical development is reflected in this field extends from the playing of a pre-produced recording and initial attempts with delays to complex forms of the transformation of sound and its projection in space, and of space simulation.

[01] - Cristóbal Halffter (1930) Noche pasiva del sentido [San Juan de la Cruz] (1970/1971) 15:05 for voice, two percussionists and piano Hélène Fauchère, soprano ENSEMBLE EXPERIMENTAL Detlef Heusinger, conductor [02] - Brian Ferneyhough (1943) Mnemosyne for bass flute and tape (1986) 11:15 Martin Fahlenbock, bass flute [03] - André Richard (1944) Glidif. a sonar e cantar à Luigi Nono in memoriam (Version 1991) 14:28 for bass clarinet / contrabass clarinet, two double basses and live electronics COLLEGIUM NOVUM ZÜRICH Elmar Schmid, bass clarinet & contrabass clarinet Johannes Nied & Käthi Steuri, double bass Detlef Heusinger, conductor [04] - Detlef Heusinger (1956) Abraum II (1995) for piano trio and live electronics 22:58 COLLEGIUM NOVUM ZÜRICH Urs Walker, violin Imke Frank, cello Simone Keller, piano SWR Studio Freiburg, Schlossbergsaal Sound directors: Thomas Hummel (1st, 3rd-4th works) Dominik Kleinknecht (1st work) Reinhold Braig, Simone Spillner (2nd work) André Richard (3rd-4th works) Joachim Haas (3rd work) Detlaf Heusinger (4th work) 1st work recorded 2013 December 2 2nd work recorded 2013 June 11, 13 3rd work recorded 2013 June 12 4th work recorded 2013 July 1