Arditti Quartet: In the Realms of the Unreal

Program

Julián Carrillo: Bosquejo Nr. 1 (Dos Bosquejos »Zwei Skizzen«) (1926) - 5'
Karlheinz Essl: upward, behind the onstreaming it mooned. Streichquartett Nr. 3 (2001) - 16'
James Clarke: Streichquartett Nr. 6 (2020 EA) - 10'
Olga Neuwirth: In the realms of the unreal (2009) - 18'
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Julián Carrillo: Bosquejo Nr. 2 (Dos Bosquejos »Zwei Skizzen«) (1926) - 5'
Pauline Oliveros: 70 chords for Terry: A meditation on string theory (2005 EA) - 10'
Betsy Jolas: Quartett Nr. 8 für Streicher »Topeng« (2019 EA) - 13'
Ashley Fure: Anima (2017 EA) - 25'

Cast

Arditti Quartet
Irvine Arditti: Violine
Ashot Sarkissjan: Violine
Ralf Ehlers: Viola
Lucas Fels: Violoncello
Jérémie Bourgogne: Klangregie IRCAM

The Arditti Quartet practically lives in the realm of the unreal – in any case, string quartets have a head start of a few centuries when it comes to knowledge about the unknown territory beyond the twelve semitones. Olga Neuwirth (her most recent quartet gives this evening its name), Karlheinz Essl (happy 60th birthday!) and James Clarke are probably known by Viennese fans of the Quartet. The mexican microtone pioneer Julián Carrillo, however, is making his Konzerthaus debut (according to our database). The three Austrian premieres of works by Pauline Oliveros, Betsy Jolas and Ashley Fure promise ear-opening discoveries – using electronic stethoscopes, the last of the three transforms the sound of the quartet’s rare old wooden instruments into a roaring sound bath of decidedly futuristic nature.

Produktion Wien Modern