Roland Dahinden

(b.1962)

mode 138

Silberen

$14.99

mode 138 Roland DAHINDEN: Silberen, Lichtweiss – Silberen – Hildegard Kleeb, piano, The Arditti Quartet; Lichtweiss — Bernd Thurner, vibraphone.

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Silberen
The 1st work for piano quintet; the 2nd for vibraphone solo. (viewed Feb. 7, 2013). Hildegard Kleeb, piano ; Bernd Thurner, vibraphone ; Arditti Quartet. Recorded in 2005. Previously released as a compact disc.

SILBEREN (1999)   (44:27)
for piano and string quartet
Hildegard Kleeb, piano
The Arditti Quartet

LICHTWEISS (1999)
for vibraphone solo
2. lichtweiss I   (4:36)
3. lichtweiss II   (6:45)
4. lichtweiss III   (7:23)
5. lichtweiss IV   (2:53)
Bernd Thurner, vibraphone

Composer supervised recordings

  • Swiss trombonist Roland Dahinden (b.1962) is well-known for his work in improvisational jazz and new music.
  • As a composer, Dahinden is influenced by John Cage, Morton Feldman and Alvin Lucier. His works are often influenced by works of art.
  • Built in 21 movements, every time in a different instrumental combination, “silberen’s” tonal material is highlighted from a different side, as if one were walking, in a circle, around a sculpture. The piano, setting its tones with the echo of the open pedal; and the quartet, which is able to modulate its sounds, creates an interior to the wide sound space of the piano. This is quiet music that is full of subtle changes.
  • In its four movements for solo vibraphone, “lichtweiss” builds on a fine differences: I and III on the difference in attack between hard and soft mallets, II on the difference between the bowed and struck sounds, IV on that between a loud and a very quiet layer.  This differentiation in tone leads to a gradation of sounds in the space.
  • Composer supervised first recordings.
  • Performers include the renowned Arditti Quartet and Swiss new music pianist Hildegard Kleeb.