Wolfgang Rihm

Name: Wolfgang Rihm – String Quartets Vol. 2 (Nos. 5 & 6)
Brand: Col Legno
SKU: WWE 1CD 20212
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String Quartets Vol. 2 (Nos. 5 & 6)

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That the two single-movement string quartets No. 5 (“Ohne Titel”) and No. 6 (“Blaubuch”), composed in 1981/83 and 1984, belong to the most passionate of Rihm’s quartets is due to their restless vigor. This impulsive approach is of course always present in his music. But even the tempo indications “fast, restless” and “fast und free” suggest a certain stringency - which is fully realized in the pieces. A sense of inner disquiet pulls the listener like a maelstrom into a sea of commotion, of structures overlaying one another and of constant movement and flurry. There are points of rest in both pieces. But even those seem to push forward, echoing more turbulent passages, or so it seems at least. In a sense, these peaceful segments stop moving tonally, once they have ground to a halt. But it does not take long for the maelstrom to gain the upper hand again, and for the pushing forward to resume. When once asked why he composes and what he wants to achieve in his music, Rihm said that he wanted to “move and be moved”. This is precisely what happens in the quartets recorded here with almost eerie vehemence.

Details

Cat. number: WWE 1CD 20212

Year: 2003

Release notes

Total time 77:16 Quartet No. 5 (1981-83) was recorded in April 2002. Quartet No. 6 (1984) was recorded in April 2003. Both string quartets are written in a single movement, track indications have been included at appropriate points so that it is not necessary to play the entire piece in order to repeat particular passages. Comes in a standard jewel case including a 12-page booklet with notes in German, English and French. © 2004 ℗ 2002/03

Tracklist

String Quartet No. 5 "Ohne Titel"
1	Schnell, Rastlos	6:04
2	Takt 112	7:58
3	Takt 269	4:22
4	G.P. (Takt 352)	11:34
String Quartet No. 6 "Blaubuch"
5	Schnell Und Frei	10:04
6	Meno Mosso, Zögernd Und Stockend	14:10
7	Wieder Schnell	10:10
8	Takt 620	12:47

Credits

Brigitte Weinmann: Booklet Editor
Frank Kämpfer: Co-producer
Wolfgang Rihm: Composed By
Dominik Weinmann: Cover, Design, Layout
Georg Anderhub: Cover, Photography By
Robert F Schneider: Edited By, Mastered By, Recorded By [Recording Producer], Liner Notes [Texts]
Ernst Hartmann: Engineer [Sound Engineer] (5 to 8)
Karl Heinz Stewens: Engineer [Sound Engineer] (1 to 4)
Steven Lindberg: Liner Notes [English Translation]
Martine Passelaigue: Liner Notes [French Translation]
Florian Hauser: Liner Notes [Texts]
Irene Schwalb: Musician [Minguet Quartett], Viola
Annette Reisinger: Musician [Minguet Quartett], Violin
Ulrich Isfort: Musician [Minguet Quartett], Violin
Matthias Diener: Musician [Minguet Quartett], Violoncello
Wulf Weinmann: Producer
Minguet Quartett: Strings, Ensemble