Christian Wolff
(Re):Making Music
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The scores presented on this 2-CD set cover 37 years of Christian Wolff’s composing, and present many different musical surfaces and syntaxes.
The early For 5 or 10 People is a graphic score from Wolff’s most experimental period. It is presented twice, once for 5 players and again for 10 players.
Since the 1970’s, Wolff has chosen songs from the political protest movement as starting material for many of his works.
These authoritative performances are by The Barton Workshop and James Fulkerson, who have had a long tradition of playing Wolff’s music.
Mostly first recordings.
The first recording of Schoenen met veters, a Fromm Foundation Commission written for The Barton Workshop.
The Barton Workshop, directed by James Fulkerson
Nicola Walker-Smith, soprano
Charles van Tassel, bass-baritone
Liner notes by James Fulkerson.
Format
Recorded 21 June, 1999 De Bethanienklooster, Amsterdam and 10/11/13/14 April; 20/28 June, 1999 in De Hoop, Diemen, The Netherlands.
All compositions except Exercise(s) (15,16,17,18) are first recordings.
Violist Pieces (1997).
Kegama (1991) for violin, clarinet/bass-clarinet, cello, piano & percussion.
Peace March 1 (1983-84) for flute.
Peace March 2 (1984) for flute, clarinet, cello, piano, percussion.
Emma (1988-89) for viola, cello & piano.
Digger Song (1988) for violin, viola, cello & percussion.
From Leaning Forward (1988) for soprano, bass-baritone, clarinet/bass-clarinet & cello.
Three Pieces (1979-80) for violin & viola.
For 5 Or 10 Players (1962) version for 5 players: for trombone, violin, viola, cello & percussion.
Exercise 15 (1975) for solo piano.
Exercise 16 (1975) for 2 instruments (clarinet & cello).
Exercise 17 (1975) for solo trombone (valve trombone).
Exercise 18 (1975) for 4 instruments (clarinet, cello, valve trombone, piano).
For 5 Or 10 Players (1962) version for 10 players: for flutes, clarinet, bassoon, trombone, melodica, violin, viola, cello, bass & percussion.
Dark As A Dungeon (1977) for clarinet.
Schoenen Met Veters (1999) for flute, clarinet/bass-clarinet, trombone, violin, viola, cello & bass; written for The Barton Workshop, commissioned by the Fromm Foundation, 1989-99.
Recording supported by a grant from the Aaron Copland Foundation.
English, German and French liner notes.
Release notes
Recorded 21 June, 1999 De Bethanienklooster, Amsterdam and 10/11/13/14 April; 20/28 June, 1999 in De Hoop, Diemen, The Netherlands. All compositions except Exercise(s) (15,16,17,18) are first recordings. Violist Pieces (1997). Kegama (1991) for violin, clarinet/bass-clarinet, cello, piano & percussion. Peace March 1 (1983-84) for flute. Peace March 2 (1984) for flute, clarinet, cello, piano, percussion. Emma (1988-89) for viola, cello & piano. Digger Song (1988) for violin, viola,…
| Violist Pieces | |||
| 1-01 | Piece #1 | 4:15 | |
| 1-02 | Piece #2 | 2:03 | |
| 1-03 | Piece #3 | 3:21 | |
| 1-04 | Piece #4 - Resonant | 1:06 | |
| 1-05 | Piece #5 - Clear | 0:58 | |
| 1-06 | Piece #6 - Freely | 2:26 | |
| - | |||
| 1-07 | Kegama | 4:15 | |
| 1-08 | Peace March 1 ("Stop Using Uranium") | 4:57 | |
| 1-09 | Peace March 2 | 7:28 | |
| Emma | |||
| 1-10 | Movement 1 | 0:24 | |
| 1-11 | Movement 2 | 0:48 | |
| 1-12 | Movement 3 | 1:25 | |
| 1-13 | Movement 4 | 0:58 | |
| 1-14 | Movement 5 | 2:30 | |
| 1-15 | Movement 6 | 0:45 | |
| 1-16 | Movement 7 | 0:41 | |
| 1-17 | Movement 8 | 1:04 | |
| 1-18 | Movement 9 | 0:45 | |
| 1-19 | Movement 10 | 5:52 | |
| 1-20 | Movement 11 | 1:47 | |
| - | |||
| 1-21 | Digger Song | 10:44 | |
| From Leaning Forward | |||
| 1-22 | A Woman Invented Fire | 1:47 | |
| 1-23 | Drowning (II) | 1:03 | |
| 1-24 | The Woman Let The Tide Go Out | 0:55 | |
| 1-25 | Note To The Grandparents | 0:56 | |
| 1-26 | Mulberry Street Ends In Good Works | 2:00 | |
| 1-27 | The Sad Children's Song | 1:23 | |
| 1-28 | This Is About The Women Of That Country | 3:47 | |
| 1-29 | That Year | 2:17 | |
| Three Pieces | |||
| 2-01 | Rock About | 2:00 | |
| 2-02 | Instrumental | 3:13 | |
| 2-03 | Starving To Death On A Government Claim | 5:10 | |
| - | |||
| 2-04 | For 5 Or 10 Players | 5:33 | |
| Exercise(s) (15,16,17,18) | |||
| 2-05 | Exercise 15 | 4:58 | |
| 2-06 | Exercise 16 | 3:32 | |
| 2-07 | Exercise 17 | 6:47 | |
| 2-08 | Exercise 18 | 6:58 | |
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| 2-09 | For 5 Or 10 Players | 12:21 | |
| 2-10 | Dark As A Dungeon | 7:26 | |
| 2-11 | Schoenen Met Veters | 18:17 | |
- Charles van Tassel
- Baritone Vocals [Bass Baritone] (1-22 to 1-29)
- John Anderson
- Bass Clarinet (1-07, 1-22 to 1-29, 2-11), Clarinet (1-07, 1-09, 1-22 to 1-29, 2-06, 2-08 to 2-11)
- Judith van Swaay
- Cello (1-10 to 1-29, 2-04, 2-06, 2-08, 2-09, 2-11)
- Christian Wolff
- Composed By
- Robert Bosch
- Engineer, Edited By [Digital]
- Brian Brandt
- Executive-Producer, Art Direction
- Jos Zwaanenburg
- Flute (1-08, 2-09, 2-11)
- Tobias Liebezeit
- Percussion (1-07, 1-09, 1-21, 2-04, 2-09)
- The Barton Workshop
- Performer
- Co Broerse
- Photography By
- Frank Denyer
- Piano (1-07, 1-09, 2-05, 2-08)
- James Fulkerson
- Producer, Liner Notes, Trombone (2-04, 2-09, 2-11)
- Nicola Walker-Smith
- Soprano Vocals (1-22 to 1-29)
- Elisabeth Smalt
- Viola (1-01 to 1-06, 1-10 to 1-21, 2-01 to 2-04, 2-09, 2-11)
- Marieke Keser
- Violin (1-07, 1-21, 2-01 to 2-04, 2-09, 2-11)
