Drama

»… but the idyll is deceptive. …«

 

Four composers have written pieces specifically for one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. The resulting dramas are based on highly diverse textual materials and approaches. Among them is a short drama by Heiner Müller, alongside translation dramas, patent applications, and onomatopoeia that tells us something without naming it. It is both musical and theatrical—a combination that brings out the Neue Vocalsolisten at their very best.

Luca Francesconi: Herzstück

for six voices (2012)

based on a text by Heiner Müller

 

01_I

02_II

03_III (The classroom), dedicato a Tadeusz Kantor

04_IV

05_V bridge

06_V bis Hommage à Morton Feldman

 

Gordon Kampe: Falsche Lieder

for six voices (2011)

 

07_Manual

08_Buzz

09_Flying Machine

10_Informationen über Wertbeutelversackung

11_Lilienthal-Lullaby

12_Mondbeschreibung

 

Mischa Käser: Präludien 1. Buch, Nr. 1–8

for six voices (2004/05)

 

13_1. Präludium

14_2. Präludium

15_3. Präludium

16_4. Präludium

17_5. Präludium

18_6. Präludium

19_7. Präludium

20_8. Präludium

 

Friedrich Cerha: 2 Szenen

for seven voices (2010/11)

 

21_Wohlstandskonversation

22_Hinrichtung

 

Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart

Sarah Maria Sun, soprano

Susanne Leitz-Lorey, soprano

Truike van der Poel, mezzo-soprano

Daniel Gloger, countertenor

Martin Nagy, tenor

Guillermo Anzorena, baritone

Andreas Fischer, bass

 

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