Jörg Birkenkötter (*1963) Zur Naehe - voran
[orch] 1987/88 Duration: 17'
3(2picc).3(cor ang).3(B-clar).3(dble bsn) – 4.3.3.1. – timp.perc(3) – hp – cel.pno – str 14.12.10.8.6
World première: Bonn, October 9, 1989
"Formally, the piece is divided into three large sections in which the tutti is approached and developed from a different perspective each time; at the end, it confronts an independent solo ensemble consisting of a string quartet, harp and timpani. The music is thus subjected to a process of transformation which is irregular but in constant regeneration, so that it can attain a state of closeness with itself." (Jörg Birkenkötter)
CD:
Kölner Runfunk-Sinfonieorchester, cond. Dennis Russell Davies
CD Wergo WER 6536-2