Kalitzke: Story Teller, & More

[Machine Translation] Born in Cologne in 1959, Johannes Kalitzke studied composition with Alois Kontarsky and Jorg Heller, electronic music with Ulrich Humpert, and later studied at IRCAM in Paris. He is one of the leading figures in German contemporary music, and his works have been performed and recorded extensively throughout the world. He is also known as a conductor, and has conducted and promoted the works of many composers of his generation, including Henze, Lachenmann, and Xenakis, as well as his own compositions. The Story Teller is a recently written cello concerto, each movement of which was inspired by a beautiful photograph by Tim Walker. Figuren am Horizont" is a "sonic obituary" dedicated to the departed friends of Kalitzke.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

1959年ケルンで生まれ、アロイス・コンタルスキーとヨルク・ヘラーに作曲、ウルリヒ・フンペルトにエレクトロニック・ミュージックを学び、その後パリのIRCAMで研鑽を積んだヨハネス・カリツケ。ドイツ現代音楽の牽引者の一人であり、作品は世界中で演奏されるとともに録音も数多くなされています。指揮者としても知られ、自作だけでなくヘンツェ、ラッヘンマン、クセナキスなど同世代の作曲家の作品を数多く指揮し、その普及に尽力しています。この「ストーリー・テラー」は最近書かれたチェロ協奏曲で、各々の楽章は、ティム・ウォーカーの美しい写真からインスパイアされています。もう1曲の「Figuren am Horizont」は、この世を去ったカリツケの友人たちに捧げられた「音による死亡告知」です。