Johannes Maria Staud
Lagrein
Duration: 13'
Dedication: Für Alois Lageder
Instrumentation details:
violin
clarinet in A
violoncello
piano
Staud - Lagrein for violin, clarinet, violoncello and piano
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Johannes Maria Staud
Staud: LagreinOrchestration: für Violine, Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier
Type: Partitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Johannes Maria Staud
Staud: LagreinOrchestration: für Violine, Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier
Type: Partitur und Stimmen (Sonderanfertigung)
Work introduction
As a composer, people often ask you to write a programme note for an already existing or almost-finished piece. In this case, however, I have tried the exact opposite: as an artist, I am always trying to question 'proven' or familiar approaches with every new work I create. So, in this case, I wanted to write a piece which could be described as follows:
"Medium garnet colour with ruby hints. Rich, quite pronounced, spicy aroma with a chocolate character, floral impressions (violets), red fruit and prunes. Soft, smooth taste, full bodied with hints of leather and tar. Firm, dry and somewhat earthy finish."
(source: www.aloislageder.eu)
This synesthetic approach was my driving force whilst composing the piece. The tasting of sonorities; the description of light reflexes in sound; the translation of a soft, smooth taste, full bodied with hints of leather and tar into musical textures and structures – all of this fascinated me during my work on the piece.
Johannes Maria Staud