Ernst Krenek
Symphonische Musik
Duration: 27'
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fl, ob, Kl, bs - 2 vln, vla, vc, cb
Krenek - Symphonische Musik for 9 solo instruments
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Ernst Krenek
Krenek: Symphonische Musik - op. 11Orchestration: für 9 Soloinstrumente
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In 1923, the young Ernst Krenek made a self-confident yet provoking comment on his Symphonische Musik für neun Soloinstrumente, which he had composed for the Donaueschingen Festival: “The structure ... in two movements is very simple and easily understandable to listeners, so I do not think an analysis is necessary.”
The piece was written at a time when Krenek was rejecting the sensuous sound of his teacher, Schreker, and attempting a neo-baroque style.