Casper Johannes Walter: Metrische Dissonanzen for percussion solo and large ensemble
Isabel Mundry: Schwankende Zeit for ensemble
To unfold a seemingly simple form into an intricate structure: The fan epitomizes the transformation from simple to complex. Transitions from clearly defined forms to figures of great heterogeneity are fundamentally inscribed into the two compositions on this CD. In Caspar Johannes Walters “metrische Dissonanzen” the solo percussionist and the ensemble transform harmonic relations into rhythmical processes, fanning out a vast sound universe. And in “Schwankende Zeit” (Swaying Time) Isabel Mundry relates two adaptions of pieces by Louis Couperin to three new pieces of hers and thus creates with numerous musical and extramusical stimuli a network of references and allusions, of nearness and remoteness.
The poster of the CD booklet shows Gerhard Richter's “Abstraktes Bild” from 1962, commenting in an artistic manner on the thematic concentration of the program from the highlights of the "Musikfabrik im WDR" series. Richter, one of the most important living German artists, has been a member of the board of trustees of the Ensemble Musikfabrik since 2009. Live recording: 9. Januar 2010 (1), 27. Februar 2009 (2–6), Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz Köln
