Energetic as well as poetic is Karola ObermÃ¼ller's music, and it reveals hidden and unknown elements underneath the multilayered musical material. Many of the works on this portrait album in the series Edition Zeitgenossische Musik were developed as work in progress during a long period of time. Distinctive for ObermÃ¼ller's work are therefore the reflection from several perspectives and the superposition of different layers of sound. Zooming in on musical details is another special feature in several of her pieces as in "Pulstastung" for example. Here the distances between the musical occurrences are going to be extended more and more, "with an increasing pulse at the same time" (Karola ObermÃ¼ller). ObermÃ¼ller is receiving a special inspiration by ancient poetic texts as from the Greek poet Sappho. Here she finds the essences of human existence like light and night, eros and longing. In "Untergegangen der Mond" and "... silbern." her music tries "to create moments of magic" (Volker Blumenthaler). In "Myrmecia" microtonal shiftings are confronted with percussive making of sound, which are creating a "strange, crackling, and insisting stream of sound", the composer compares to the wild activity of the primordial ant, the title is derived from. The instrumentation of the pieces on this album offer a panorama from solo pieces for bass flute (Camilla Hoitenga) or piano (Emanuele Arciuli) and an extraordinary instrumentation with guitar, hammered dulcimer and harp (International Contemporary Ensemble) arriving at big pieces for ensemble (Ensemble Modern and Ensemble Musikfabrik).

Tracklist:

Untergegangen der Mond, Sapphische Strophen fÃ¼r Countertenor/Bass und Ensemble
Myrmecia fÃ¼r Gitarre, Harfe und amerikanisches Hackbrett (Dulcimer)
Pulstastung fÃ¼r Klavier~I
Pulstastung fÃ¼r Klavier~II
Mass: Distance: Time fÃ¼r sechs Stimmen
...silbern. Sapphische Strophen fÃ¼r BassflÃ¶te solo~Eros
...silbern. Sapphische Strophen fÃ¼r BassflÃ¶te solo~Leuchtend
...silbern. Sapphische Strophen fÃ¼r BassflÃ¶te solo~Fallend
...silbern. Sapphische Strophen fÃ¼r BassflÃ¶te solo~...Doch ich
...silbern. Sapphische Strophen fÃ¼r BassflÃ¶te solo~Silbern
Pulstastung fÃ¼r Klavier~III
Nichts Fettes nichts SÃ¼ÃŸes fÃ¼r AltflÃ¶te, Klarinette, Schlagwerk, Klavier und Violoncello
Reflejos distantes fÃ¼r BassflÃ¶te, Bassklarinette, Violine und Violoncello
Coiling and swaying fÃ¼r 18 Instrumente

UPC: 4010228642421
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 1.25.19
Format: CD

Obermuller / Ensemble Musikfabrik - Karola Obermuller (CD)