Figures of Time
Alice di Piazza, NDR Bigband, Basel Sinfonietta
- Catalogue number
- 1
- Format
- Digital
The work of Sofia Gubaidulina stands synonymous with unprecedented openness and autonomy. The rarely performed Revue Music for symphony orchestra and jazz band is an eclectic, subversive masterpiece that caused a scandal at its premiere in the USSR in 1978 - the official reaction to it posed a considerable threat to Gubaidulina's entire family. It stands in stark contrast with the sensual piano concerto Introitus, which is heard here in the revised version that the composer created in collaboration with Alice Di Piazza. In Figuren der Zeit worlds collide - a work that combines chaotic effects with binding harmony. Also on the programme is the Chaconne for solo piano with its atmospherically dense transformation process.
Tracklist
- 01 Figures of Time 30:19
- 02 Introitus (Arr. for Piano & Orchestra by Alice di Piazza) 22:34
- 03 Chaconne for Piano 11:49
- 04 Revue Music 11:30
