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Till Fellner, Kim Kashkashian, Diotima Quartet, Dennis Russell Davies - Thomas Larcher: Madhares (2010)

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Date: 4 Apr 2024 15:48:50

Till Fellner, Kim Kashkashian, Diotima Quartet, Dennis Russell Davies - Thomas Larcher: Madhares (2010)

Thomas Larcher - Madhares (2010)
Till Fellner, piano; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Diotima Quartet
Münchener Kammerorchester, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 245 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 152 Mb
Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 2111, 476 3651 | Time: 01:06:03
Contemporary Classical, Modern Composition

Third ECM release dedicated to new works by Austrian composer Thomas Larcher (born 1963). This is contemporary music full of infectious rhythmic energy, imbued by grippingsonic ideas. Larcher juxtaposes tonal harmony and avantgardistic compositional technique in most original ways. Larcher's works reenact traditional musical forms such as the solo concerto or the string quartet with great sense for existential drama. His music is performed around the world by leading international musicians, and his reputation is growing also in the United States.

The music of Austrian composer Thomas Larcher defies easy categorization. He is clearly an adherent of the tenets of European modernism, but he is more overtly concerned with touching the emotions of his listeners than some of his contemporaries. He has written, "My music is communicative: it challenges the attentive listener but is meant to be readily intelligible in concert,” and that assessment is borne out, with varying degrees of clarity, in the music on this disc. At its most expressive, as in the passionate Still, for viola and chamber orchestra, performed by the soulful Kim Kashkashian, his music is unambiguously direct and emotionally gripping. Böse Zellen (Malign Cells), a four-movement work for piano and orchestra, begins with an uncompromising severity so that the occasional introduction of familiar elements, such as a simple triad, take on a surprising emotional significance, but by the final movement (a familiar pattern in Larcher's work) the music blossoms into an austere luminosity not unlike that of Pärt or Silvestrov. He describes his third string quartet, Madhares, as evoking the White Mountains of Crete, and the work conjures up imagery of light, purity, and distant mystery. The moments where unencumbered tonal clarity breaks through resonate with a serene melancholy and are a reminder that, for all his sophistication, Larcher can write with a disarming, transparent simplicity. The performances are all superb: compelling, urgent, and utterly committed. Dennis Russell Davies leads the Münchener Kammerorchester in accompanying Kashkashian and pianist Till Fellner, and Quatuor Diotima performs Madhares with complete assurance. ECM's sound is characteristically immaculate and lively.

Review by Stephen Eddins, Allmusic.com

Thomas Larcher at Allmusic
Thomas Larcher at Wiki

Performers:

Till Fellner - piano (1-4)
Kim Kashkashian - viola (5,6)
Thomas Larcher - piano (5,6)
Münchener Kammerorchester (1-6)
Dennis Russell Davies - conductor (1-6)

Diotima Quartet (7 to 11):
Naaman Sluchin - violin
Yun Peng Zhao - violin
Frank Chevalier - viola
Pierre Morlet - violoncello

Tracklist:

Böse Zellen:

01. I (02:02)
02. II (04:09)
03. III (11:07)
04. IV (02:48)

Still:

05. Fließend I (10:27)
06. Fließend II (13:30)

Madhares (String Quartet No.3):

07. I. Madhares (04:43)
08. II. Honey from Anopolis (02:43)
09. III. Sleepless 1 (06:00)
10. IV. Sleepless 2 - Madhares (04:53)
11. V. A Song from ? (03:35)

Recorded: August 2008 (Böse Zellen, Still), Bavaria Musikstudios, München;
July 2009 (Madhares), Liederkranzhalle, Stuttgart

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