Widmann/Holliger/Deutsche RP Saarbr�cken/Poppen
(ECM)
J�rg Widmann appears as composer and clarinettist on this disc, which also includes the recording debut of the great Heinz Holliger as a pianist. Holliger partners Widmann in the five Bruchst�cke from 1997, some of his first published works. These concentrated miniatures of almost Webern-like brevity showcase Widmann's virtuosity as well as his comprehensive understanding of his instrument's capabilities. These qualities are projected on to a much more expansive orchestral canvas in Elegie, from 2006, a single movement in which the clarinet unwinds an almost unbroken lonely line that works its way between the extremes of the clarinet's range, splintering into trills and multiphonics en route. It's thoroughly effective. The biggest work on this disc, though, is far more problematic. Messe (2005) is a mass without words, its four movements corresponding to the Kyrie, Gloria, Crucifixus and Et Resurrexit of the traditional liturgical form. Widmann envisages the orchestra as "singing" the words, interspersed with purely instrumental interludes, but the 40-minute span of the work seems too diffuse and the material inconsequential.
Evangeline Lilly Lisa Marie Keira Knightley Monica Keena Anne Marie Kortright
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