SKU: BT.DHP-1124904-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
The effective use of solo percussion, combined with an elegant orchestration, brought a warm reception at the premiere of this work from Satoshi Yagisawa’s ‘Concertino Series’. Yagisawa’s style is usually considered as rather dramatic, however, inthis piece he adds a whole new dimension to his compositional skills.Dit concertino is in opdracht geschreven voor de Japanse slagwerker Kazuko Ogawa - als aanvulling op Satoshi Yagisawa’s concertserie (trompet, trombone, marimba, saxofoon en klarinet met harmonieorkest). De wereldpremière werd uitgevoerddoor het Kasukabe Kyoei Junior and Senior High School Wind Orchestra, samen met gastslagwerker Kazuko Ogawa. Het geheel stond onder leiding van Jotaro Tsuga, die in 2009 dirigent van het betreffende orkest was. De effectievetoepassing van het solistische slagwerk en de elegante orkestratie zijn sinds de première alom geprezen. Satoshi Yagisawa’s stijl was altijd vrij theatraal, maar in dit werk hanteert hij een nieuw idioom.Grad 5 for the soloistDer wirkungsvolle Einsatz von Solo-Percussion kombiniert mit einer eleganten Orchestrierung fand schon in der Premiere dieses Werkes aus der Concertino-Reihe“ von Satoshi Yagisawa großen Anklang. Yagisawas Stil ist eigentlich als eher dramatischbekannt, doch in diesem Stück kann man eine ganz neue Seite seiner Kompositionskunst erkennen.Cette pièce vient compléter la série de concertos composés par Satoshi Yagisawa. L’écriture d’un authentique solo de percussion ainsi que l’élégante orchestration font de ce concertino une oeuvre exceptionnelle, largement appréciée par l’auditoire.Le style d’écriture de Satoshi Yagisawa est habituellement dramatique, mais il se pourrait fort bien qu’une empreinte de couleur différente nous soit offerte avec Concertino pour Percussion et Orchestre Vent !L’uso efficace della percussione solista, combinato ad un’elegante orchestrazione, ha avuto grande risconto in occasione della prima di quest’opera della “Concertino-Series†di Satoshi Yagisawa. Lo stile del compositore giapponese è sicuramentedrammatico, ma in questo brano si può scoprire un lato completamente nuovo della sua arte compositiva.
SKU: SU.80111701
Prometheus was composed in the spring of 1975 during my stay in Munich. The work was conceived as a complete scene for my opera, also called Prometheus, in which the percussionists are on stage as the main actors. With the help of dancers, projections, and a dazzling array of lighting effects, the opera re-enacts the story of Prometheus. Earlier and later in the opera there are singing soloists and a chorus, and an orchestra of many brass and wind instruments added to the percussion. Strings are used only for a few lyrical sections. The percussion group is made up of six players, five of whom are surrounded by a large phalanx of drums, cymbals, gongs, bells, wood, skin, metal and mallet instruments. The slide whistle is even used to suggest the wind on the high mountain that Prometheus is chained to. The sixth player is represented by the four timpani, and is somewhat set apart from the others because he is the musical image of the hero--Prometheus. The timpani cadence is the high point of the scene, with the lighting throwing everything on the stage into a silhouette, except for the face and hands of the timpanist. The work is built around the concept of a God choosing to bring fire and energy to mankind; he imparts the gift of work and the freedom for man to choose his own destiny. The five big bass drums explode in stretto-like passages suggesting the anger of the Gods. Ultimately Prometheus is punished, but man once tasting freedom, becomes the winner. Prometheus was composed under a Guggenheim Fellowship and was first performed by Paul Price's Manhattan School Percussion Ensemble in 1976.Percussion Ensemble (6 players) Duration: 13’30 Composed: 1975 Published by: Soundspells Productions.
SKU: BA.BA07682
ISBN 9790006503599. 40.9 x 29.6 cm inches. Text: Claus H. Henneberg.
World Premiere 24/05/1998, Munich.
