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Rihm-Jagden und Formen

~ Ensemble Modern (Artist), Dominique My (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (13 May 2002)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B0000630QB
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 304,087 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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  1. Jagden und Formen
    Composed by Wolfgang Rihm
    Performed by Ensemble Modern
    Conducted by Dominique My

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In Jagden und Formen (Hunts and Forms), composer Wolfgang Rihm uses only a few rhythmic and melodic ideas and develops them into a large-scale work. The music is tightly integrated in structure--what one might term as "academic". Its resulting homogeny is therefore strange since the piece has undergone numerous changes since 1995. Rihm's ideas about the compositional process are that since music changes all the time why not then continually change one's own works? With such an integrated piece like this, it becomes a realistic exercise since much of the material bears striking similarities. The piece starts with two solo violins in a rhythmic dialogue. The initial material is developed in various instrument groups--strings first, then woodwind, brass and percussion--creating orchestral colouring which is reminiscent of Messiaen. Although not strictly experimental, interest is sustained throughout by this process of orchestral "musical chairs". The piece exemplifies and crystallises current contemporary writing without necessarily breaking new ground. --Dominic Sewell

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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, 29 Jul 2003
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This is one of the most powerful works of the last ten or so years, somehow managing to be both highly sophisticated and wild- evoking some kind of savage hunt. It’s hard to write fast music and, once started, it’s hard to keep up the momentum. This piece does that for over fifty minutes of unflagging, charging, raw power. The fertlity of invention is amazing. The final climax is so powerful and cathartic that you imagine there are 100 players rather than the 24 Rihm actually has. It’s hard to imagine a better performance (by the virtuoso German group Ensemble Modern) and recording.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece, 10 May 2003
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This is an amazing work. Fast music is hard to write and hard to sustain, and to keep up the pressure for over fifty minutes of dense orchestral writing is extraordinary. It starts exciting and builds relentlessly to a stunning climax. One of the very finest pieces of the last fifty years in a superb performance by Ensemble Modern.
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