Preludes for Ensemble (2012)*
Phantasy for Orchestra on Themes of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen (2013)*
Hommage for 14 Players (2014)*
Un beau brin de fille for Chamber Orchestra (2011)
Echoes for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (2016)*
Nyx – for full Orchestra (2011)*

* - World premiere recordings

A Portrait oft he composer Thorsten Encke „When you embark on an artistic project, structural considerations can serve as a spark of inspiration. Like an architect, you roll out a blueprint, jot down a series of notes, and establish a basic framework of interval relations. Then you thoughtfully furnish the interior by relating motifs to one another and assigning them dramatic roles within the musical narrative. All of this is certainly necessary. But then, new ideas take you on detours, unplanned inspiration imposes itself on your thoughts, and the structural spark of inspiration dwindles with each new effort. The work acquires a life of its own; it wants to grow beyond its former limits. As an artist, you have to surrender and try to sense where the journey leads you. A wrestling match often arises between what was planned and what is possible: the delicate task of choosing the most promising path that branches off into the scrub. One needs to remain open to new possibilities while becoming confident in the consistency of one’s ideas. That is what inspiration is all about. One should always attempt to achieve a balance between formal construction and sheer inventiveness. Invention should take precedence over structure; in the best of cases, the latter remains under the surface as a kind of firm inner cohesion.

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Un beau - Live Recording from 16 January 2015 at the Sendesaal Bremen; Echoes - Live Recording from 12 Septembre 2016 at the Sendesaal Bremen; Nyx - Live Recording from 17 December 2011 at the Concert Hall "Die Glocke", Bremen