Einsamkeit – Paul Celan

Concert piece (10:37 min) · 2020

In 2020 the four-movement composition “Einsamkeit ” for symphony orchestra and two singing voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano), based on the poem of the same name by Paul Celan, was recorded by the label “c-room records”. The orchestration varies string quartet passages with an extended chamber music instrumentation to a large symphonic tutti in the final movement. The work was recorded under the baton of Leonard Küßner. Samantha Gaul (soprano) and Marie Seidler (mezzo-soprano) were engaged as soloists.

The use of the text passages was realized in cooperation with Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main.

Instrumentation

2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets
2 Bassoons

2 Horns
1 Trumpet
1 Tenor trombone

Timpani

Solo soprano
Solo mezzosoprano

Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Double Basses

Movements

Mvt. I: Ich lebe unter tausend weißen Steinen
Mvt. II: Sonnenuhren
Mvt. III: Das Meer
Mvt. IV: Universum

Credits

Music
Leonard Küßner

Soprano
Samantha Gaul

Mezzosoprano
Marie Seidler

Orchestra
Slovak Sinfonietta Orchestra

Conductor
Leonard Küßner

Mixed and mastered by
Volker Armbruster

Label
11records

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