Re-Cycle
for woodwind quintet [2011] | duration: 11’00”
Not only in everyday life, but also in artistic matters, we prove over and over again to be a throwaway society: because in contemporary music everything is constantly expected to be “new”, nothing must be “retrieved” or repeated, everything should be as concentrated as possible and at most be expressed only once.
To perceive constant innovation as an obligation carries the danger of inflating superficial effects and thus instigates a highly problematic wear. Re-Cycle attempts to plead for a “sustainable” way of composing via the integration of extended techniques into a musical context associated with established European traditions.
In addition, the title refers to the circular disposition of the piece.
Press
Es gilt nicht mehr, auf Teufel komm raus anders klingen zu wollen. In der Erkenntnis, dass alles Spekulative letztlich nur an der Oberfläche kratzt, war des Hineinhören in sich selbst angesagt. So schöpfte man aus dem akustischen Vorrat der Welt. Weder räumliche, zeitliche oder thematische Tabus waren angesagt. Allein der Titel “Re-
Markus Hauser, Tiroler Tageszeitung, 26.5.2012
Bläserquintett der Wiener Symphoniker:
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