Peter Michael Hamel, Hans Otte, Wilfried Hiller, Roger Woodward, Silke Avenhaus
Of The Sound Of Life, Book Of Hours, Book Of Stars (4CD box set)
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Vom Klang Des Lebens/ Of The Sound Of Life features pianist Roger Woodward on a Steinway model D, playing Peter Michael Hamel's cycle of works composed for and dedicated to his wife and new son. The producer/engineer for the recording sessions in January 2006 was Ulrich Kraus.
Long before he discerns the light of the world, still in the womb, nascent man begins to sense the sounds of life. Long before his spirit attempts to differentiate experiences, develop ideas or make his mark on the path of history, he begins to hear the force that creation determined for us.
We are surrounded and embraced by stars peacefully circling around our world. Even to people of today, the night sky exerts a profound influence. We may even secretly believe in the music long said to emanate from this overwhelming silence. Those of us who have the fortune of knowing the stars can find answers to their innermost questions. Wilfried Hiller's Buch Der Sterne / Book Of Stars is a result of such a dialogue.
Wilfried Hiller developed his own personal dialogue with the stars early in his childhood. He knew as a child how his parents had communicated over long distances by gazing at Alkor, the little rider of the second star in the handle of the Big Dipper. As a teenager he was fascinated by the world of Greek mythology, the stories of which are littered in the stars. As an adult he experienced the proximity of the stars from the coast of Turkey, later from his refuge on the Aegean island of Phournoi. Astronomical aspects are present, openly or hidden, in many of his works.
It is fitting that Hans Otte's Stundenbuch / Book Of Hours, recorded by pianist Roger Woodward on a Bösendorfer at the Radio Bremen concert hall, is a co-production between Celestial Harmonies and Radio Bremen. The piece was commissioned by Radio Bremen for its Pro Musica nova 1996, the highly regarded biennial festival for contemporary music founded (in 1961) and directed (from 1962) by Hans Otte, during his tenure as Head of Music at Radio Bremen (1959 to 1984). Through this festival, Otte had opened doors to countless composers, had given opportunites to realise ideas and concepts, and had helped composers such as John Cage, David Tudor, La Monte Young, Nam June Paik, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Mauricio Kagel, György Ligeti and Dieter Schnebel.
Format
Tracks 1-1 to 1-12 rec. 14-17/1/2006 Ulrich Kraus' studio, Wörthsee, Bavaria.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-48 rec. 18-21/1/2006 Radio Bremen concert hall.
Tracks 3-1 to 4-42 rec. 7&11/2006
All tracks are co-productions of Celestial Harmonies and Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Ⓟ 2007 Celestial Harmonies
This edition provided with pocket scores of all works on the release, published by E.R.P. Musikverlag Eckart Rahn.
Release notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-12 rec. 14-17/1/2006 Ulrich Kraus' studio, Wörthsee, Bavaria. Tracks 2-1 to 2-48 rec. 18-21/1/2006 Radio Bremen concert hall. Tracks 3-1 to 4-42 rec. 7&11/2006 All tracks are co-productions of Celestial Harmonies and Bayerischer Rundfunk. Ⓟ 2007 Celestial Harmonies This edition provided with pocket scores of all works on the release, published by E.R.P. Musikverlag Eckart Rahn.
| Vom Klang Des Lebens / Of The Sound Of Life (1992-2006) | |||
| 1-1 | I Departure / Abreise; In Memoriam John Cage | 2:49 | |
| 1-2 | II In Memoriam Alfred A. Tomatis | 1:41 | |
| 1-3 | III Milestones For Miles Davis | 8:08 | |
| 1-4 | IV In Memoriam Morton Feldman | 6:17 | |
| 1-5 | V In Memoriam Walter Bachauer | 3:11 | |
| 1-6 | VI In Memoriam Dane Rudhyar | 4:31 | |
| 1-7 | VII In Memoriam Pandit Patekar | 8:42 | |
| 1-8 | VIII In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen | 5:31 | |
| 1-9 | IX In Memoriam Giacinto Scelsi | 8:44 | |
| 1-10 | X In Memoriam Iannis Xenakis | 2:51 | |
| 1-11 | XI For Johann David Antonin *21.10.1992 | 3:28 | |
| 1-12 | XII Arrival / Ankunft: In Memoriam John Cage | 3:15 | |
| Stundenbuch / Book Of Hours (1991-1998) | |||
| Buch 1 | |||
| 2-1 | 1 | 1:09 | |
| 2-2 | 2 | 0:57 | |
| 2-3 | 3 | 1:17 | |
| 2-4 | 4 | 1:04 | |
| 2-5 | 5 | 1:02 | |
| 2-6 | 6 | 0:40 | |
| 2-7 | 7 | 1:12 | |
| 2-8 | 8 | 0:52 | |
| 2-9 | 9 | 2:26 | |
| 2-10 | 10 | 0:55 | |
| 2-11 | 11 | 0:58 | |
| 2-12 | 12 | 1:21 | |
| Buch II | |||
| 2-13 | 13 | 2:17 | |
| 2-14 | 14 | 1:20 | |
| 2-15 | 15 | 1:33 | |
| 2-16 | 16 | 0:45 | |
| 2-17 | 17 | 1:35 | |
| 2-18 | 18 | 0:55 | |
| 2-19 | 19 | 1:04 | |
| 2-20 | 20 | 0:57 | |
| 2-21 | 21 | 1:13 | |
| 2-22 | 22 | 1:05 | |
| 2-23 | 23 | 0:53 | |
| 2-24 | 24 | 1:45 | |
| Buch III | |||
| 2-25 | 25 | 1:02 | |
| 2-26 | 26 | 0:30 | |
| 2-27 | 27 | 2:13 | |
| 2-28 | 28 | 1:00 | |
| 2-29 | 29 | 0:47 | |
| 2-30 | 30 | 0:59 | |
| 2-31 | 31 | 1:03 | |
| 2-32 | 32 | 0:51 | |
| 2-33 | 33 | 0:46 | |
| 2-34 | 34 | 1:40 | |
| 2-35 | 35 | 0:53 | |
| 2-36 | 36 | 1:12 | |
| Buch IV | |||
| 2-37 | 37 | 1:06 | |
| 2-38 | 38 | 0:51 | |
| 2-39 | 39 | 0:53 | |
| 2-40 | 40 | 0:57 | |
| 2-41 | 41 | 1:05 | |
| 2-42 | 42 | 1:28 | |
| 2-43 | 43 | 2:41 | |
| 2-44 | 44 | 1:18 | |
| 2-45 | 45 | 1:21 | |
| 2-46 | 46 | 1:04 | |
| 2-47 | 47 | 1:07 | |
| 2-48 | 48 | 1:05 | |
| Buch Der Sterne / Book Of Stars | |||
| 3-1 | Mensa - Lacallie Auf Dem Tafelberg / Lacaille On Table Mountain | 4:16 | |
| 3-2 | Eridanus - Fluß Der Tränen / River Of Tears | 4:11 | |
| 3-3 | Orion - Wilhelm Herschel Beobachtet Den Orion/Wilhelm Herschel Observes Orion | 5:33 | |
| 3-4 | Aquila - Der Adler Des Zeus / The Eagle Of Zeus | 1:52 | |
| 3-5 | Crux- Das Kreuz Des Südens / The Southern Cross | 2:05 | |
| 3-6 | Aries - Das Goldene Vlies / The Golden Fleece | 1:27 | |
| 3-7 | Canis Maior - Der Höllenhund Cerberus / The Hellhound Cerberus | 1:00 | |
| 3-8 | Centaurus - Der Weise Cheiron / Wise Cheiron | 1:39 | |
| 3-9 | Ara - Die Perle Von Chrysomilea / The Pearl Of Chrysomelia | 3:52 | |
| 3-10 | Sagitta - Der Pfeil Des Herkules / The Arrow Of Hercules | 0:29 | |
| 3-11 | Pavo - Die Hundert Augen Des Argos / The One-Hundred Eyes Of Argos | 1:51 | |
| 3-12 | Dorado - Der Goldfisch / The Goldfish | 0:49 | |
| 3-13 | Taurus - Der Verliebte Stier / The Amorous Bull | 2:50 | |
| 3-14 | Bootes - Ochsentanz / The Dance Of The Ox | 1:12 | |
| 3-15 | Triangulum - Delta Der Venus I / Delta Of Venus I | 1:04 | |
| 3-16 | Lepus Et Corvus - Der Hase Und Der Rabe / The Hare And The Raven | 0:33 | |
| 3-17 | Sculptor - Der Bildhauer Rudolf Wachter (Nach Einem Gedicht Von Ulla Muth)/The Sculptor Rudolf Wachter (After A Poem By Ulla Muth) | 1:49 | |
| 3-18 | Horologium - Die Pendeluhr Der Joseph Haydn/Joseph Haydn's Pendulum Clock | 1:09 | |
| 3-19 | Draco - Der Gefrorene Drache / The Frozen Dragon | 0:38 | |
| 3-20 | Gemini - Wurrawarra, Der Tasmanische Tiger / Wurrawarra, The Tasmanian Tiger | 1:53 | |
| 3-21 | Ursa Maior - Alkor, Der Stern Der Sehnsucht/Alkor, The Star Of Desire | 6:42 | |
| 3-22 | Tucana - Der Vogel Auf Der Kleinen Magellanschen Wolke / The Bird On The Small Magellanic Cloud | 1:30 | |
| 3-23 | Crater - Trinklied Nach Franz Schubert / Drinking Song After Franz Schubert | 1:11 | |
| 3-24 | Auriga - Tarot VII / Tarot VII | 1:33 | |
| 3-25 | Apus - Der Paradiesvogel Alastair / Alastair, The Bird Of Paradise | 0:42 | |
| 3-26 | Argo - Das Schiff Der Argonauten / The Ship Of The Argonauts | 5:58 | |
| 3-27 | Cancer - Melodie Im Spiegel / Melody In Mirrored Reflection | 2:01 | |
| 3-28 | Vulpecula - Der Kleine Fuchs Und Die Gans / The Little Fox And The Goose | 0:18 | |
| 3-29 | Scutum - Der Zerbrochene Schild Des Achilles (Fragment Aus Fragmenten) / The Shattered Shield Of Achilles (Fragment Of Fragments) | 1:16 | |
| 3-30 | Pegasus - Das Geflügelte Pferd / The Winged Horse | 3:41 | |
| 4-1 | Perseus Et Andromeda - Die Versteinerung / The Petrification | 4:35 | |
| 4-2 | Leo - Der Schlaf Des Herkules In Der Höhle Des Löwen / The Sleep Of Hercules In The Lion's Den | 2:29 | |
| 4-3 | Hydrus - Die Männliche Wasserschlange / The Male Watersnake | 0:22 | |
| 4-4 | Grus - Totenklage Des Kranichs / The Crane's Lament | 2:13 | |
| 4-5 | Piscis Volans - Der Fliegende Fisch / The Flying Fish | 1:22 | |
| 4-6 | Canes Venatici - Die Jagdhunde Des Bootes / Bootes' Hunting Dogs | 0:15 | |
| 4-7 | Columba - Die Taube Der Argonauten (A) Bei Windstille / The Dove Of The Argonauts (A) During Calm | 1:12 | |
| 4-8 | Columba - Die Taube Der Argonauten (B) Bei Böigem Wind / The Dove Of The Argonauts (B) In Gusty Wind | 1:26 | |
| 4-9 | Pictor - Der Maler Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) / The Painter Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) | 1:27 | |
| 4-10 | Virgo - Persephones Klagegesang / Persephone's Lament | 3:09 | |
| 4-11 | Hydra - Die Weibliche Wasserschlange / The Female Watersnake | 0:25 | |
| 4-12 | Lupus - Der Wolf Und Die Plejaden / The Wolf And The Pleiads | 1:53 | |
| 4-13 | Monoceros - Das Einhorn Von Bomarzo / The Unicorn Of Bomarzo | 1:09 | |
| 4-14 | Ophiuchus Et Serpens - Der Äskulap-Stab Und Die Schlange/The Staff Of Aesculap And The Serpent | 2:59 | |
| 4-15 | Sextans - Der Sextant / The Sextant | 1:04 | |
| 4-16 | Libra - Die Waage (Tarot VIII) / The Balance (Tarot VIII) | 1:58 | |
| 4-17 | Corona Borealis - Die Krone Der Ariadne (Tarot XVII) / The Crown Of Ariadne (Tarot XVII) | 1:55 | |
| 4-18 | Corona Australis - Die Südliche Krone / The Southern Crown | 1:13 | |
| 4-19 | Coma Berenices - Das Haar Der Berenike/The Hair Of Berenice | 1:29 | |
| 4-20 | Delphinus - Der Gesang Des Arion / The Song Of Arion | 1:57 | |
| 4-21 | Cygnus - Der Verliebte Schwan/The Amorous Swan | 1:39 | |
| 4-22 | Scorpius - Der Wächter Des Unterwelttores I/The Sentinel Of Hades I | 1:50 | |
| 4-23 | Indus - Melodie Des Indianers / Melody Of The Indian | 2:14 | |
| 4-24 | Leo Minor - Schlaflied Für Einen Kleinen Löwen / Lullaby For A Baby Lion | 1:38 | |
| 4-25 | Camelopardalis - Gireffengalopp / Galloping Giraffe | 1:00 | |
| 4-26 | Phoenix - Phönix / Phoenix | 2:07 | |
| 4-27 | Sagittarius - Der Wächter Des Unterwelttores II / The Sentinel Of Hades II | 1:46 | |
| 4-28 | Equuleus - Die Pferdekopfbüste / The Bust Of Horse's Head | 1:38 | |
| 4-29 | Lacerta - Die Eidechse Von Chrysomilea / The Lizard Of Chrysomilea | 0:43 | |
| 4-30 | Triangulum Australe - Delta Der Venus II / Delta Of Venus II | 1:04 | |
| 4-31 | Lynx - Die Luchsaugen Des Hevelius /The Lynx Eyes Of Hevelius | 1:32 | |
| 4-32 | Capricornus - Das Schofar Von En Gedi / The Shofar Of En Gedi | 1:04 | |
| 4-33 | Canis Minor - Der Kleine Hund/The Little Dog | 0:40 | |
| 4-34 | Chamaeleon - Das Chamäleon / The Chamaeleon | 0:50 | |
| 4-35 | Piscis Austrinus - Der Einsame / The Solitary | 1:18 | |
| 4-36 | Musca - Die Fliege Oder Der Bumerang / The Fly Or The Boomerang | 0:26 | |
| 4-37 | Aquarius - Die Steine Des Deukalion / The Stones Of Deucalion | 1:40 | |
| 4-38 | Ursa Minor - Schlaflied Für Einen Kleinen Bären / Lullaby For A Little Bear | 0:43 | |
| 4-39 | Pisces - Venus Und Amor / Venus And Cupid | 1:01 | |
| 4-40 | Lyra - A) Die Leier Des Heinrich I.F. Biber/A) The Lyre Of Heinrich I.F. Biber | 1:23 | |
| 4-41 | Lyra - B) Skordatur Im Wasser / B) Scordatura In The Water | 1:57 | |
| 4-42 | Hercules - Herkules / Hercules | 2:06 | |
- Hans Otte
- Composed By (2-1 to 2-48)
- Peter Michael Hamel
- Composed By (1-1 to 1-12)
- Wilfried Hiller
- Composed By (3-1 to 4-42)
- Eckart Rahn
- Executive-Producer
- Helmut Rohm
- Liner Notes (1-1 to 1-12, 3-1 to 4-42)
- Marita Emigholz
- Liner Notes (2-1 to 2-48)
- Béla Hartmann
- Liner Notes [Translation]
- Silke Avenhaus
- Piano (3-1 to 4-42)
- Roger Woodward
- Piano [Bösendorfer] (2-1 to 2-48), Piano [Steinway Model D] (1-1 to 1-12)
- Wilfried Schäper
- Producer (2-1 to 2-48)
- Ulrich Kraus
- Producer, Recorded By, Edited By (1-1 to 1-12, 3-1 to 4-42)
- Renate Wolter-Seevers
- Recorded By, Edited By (2-01 to 2-48)
