Rolf Riehm: Shifting | Archipel Remix
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.WER73572

By Dennis Russell Davies, Guy Braunstein, Peter Rundel, and WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln. By Rolf Riehm. Country of Origin: Austria. Classical. Listening CD. Published by Wergo (NX.WER73572).

Rolf Riehm is... an unconventional artist. Before him, nobody has ever sensualized in music such a complex cosmos of philosophical reflections, historical facts, myths, fairytales, memories, scientific arguments, the sublime and the trivial, current sociopolitical findings, very personal ingredients and contributions.' - Bernd Leukert. In a letter to Guy Braunstein, soloist at the world premiere, Riehm describes "Shifting" for violin and orchestra as 'a huge, sweeping melody. For me, it is like a river that continually gains new strength from the downhill slope of its landscape - the landscape here is the expressivity which gives impetus to the "melody" and drives it forward, "...moltissimo appassionato...". The third section is nothing other than a single suspension extended to almost five minutes. And then shortly before the end: no more restrictions, no excessive pressures, only free movement. This is the true beginning of the piece!' Riehm sees his composition "Archipel Remix" for orchestra with electronic playbacks as an 'archipelago, a complex of islands, consisting of differently sized islands. The piece starts at the beginning and ends at the end, unsurprisingly, but I want to avoid [the natural passage of time]. Hence the metaphor of the archipelago and the type of designation.' - Marion Saxer & Rolf Riehm).

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