Beat Furrer: Nuun, Presto con fuoco, still, Poemas

Orchestral and Chamber works by the cutting-edge Swiss composer Beat Furrer. Yet another release brought to you by the masterful Austrian sound engineers at KAIROS.

Beat Furrer (*1954) is a rare composer that possess the rarefied understand of both the art of composing and the art of music-making. The founder of the formidable Viennese new music orchestra Klangforum Wien, Furrer knows how to deliver an energetic and novel piece of music that is written in a straightforward and pragmatic manner, despite sounding rather complex. Possessing an insider's knowledge of technique, Furrer's use of color and orchestration is quite unique; much of his music is incredibly fast-paced and quite emotionally driven. Moreover, the performances on this CD are really not to be missed.

Beat Furrer
Nuun, Presto con fuoco, still, Poemas

1) Nuun (1995/96); for two pianos and orchestra
2) Presto Con Fuoco (1997); for flute and piano
3) Still (1998); for ensemble
4) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (I)
5) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (II)
6) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (III)
7) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (IV)
8) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (V)
9) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (VI)
10) Poemas (1984); for mezzosoprano, guitar, piano, and marimba: (VII)

Track 1 performed by Marino Formenti, piano; Florian Müller, piano; Klangforum Wien conducted by Peter Eötvös. Track 2 performed by Eva Furrer, flute; Marino Formenti, piano. Track 3 performed by Klangforum Wien - Sylvain Cambreling. Tracks 4-10 performed by Elizabeth Laurence, mezzosoprano; Gunter Schneider, guitar; Florian Müller, piano; Lukas Schiske, marimba.

Files encoded as Apple Lossless (ALAC), track information in ID3. Front and back covers included.

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