Ausklang

Ausklang (German for 'concluding sound') is a work for piano and orchestra composed by Helmut Lachenmann in 1984/1985.

History

It is a commission by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Lachenmann dedicated his work to pianist Yukiko Sugawara.[1]

Ausklang was premiered on 18 April 1986 in Cologne by Massimiliano Damerini [it] (piano) and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Péter Eötvös.

A performance takes about 50 minutes.

Discography

  • Massimiliano Damerini and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Péter Eötvös, col legno [de], 1994.
  • Ueli Wiget and Ensemble Modern conducted by Markus Stenz, Ensemble Modern Medien, 2007.
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Nott, Neos Musica Viva, 2015.

References

  1. ^ "Ausklang, Helmut Lachenmann" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  • Ausklang (audio) on YouTube, Aimard, BR Symphony, Nott
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