Program:
Helmut Lachenmann: Dal Niente
Luigi Nono: Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima
Arnold Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon
According to the German poet Heinrich Heine, "Where words leave off, music begins." counter)induction presents works in this concert that trace this fragile boundary. Starting from the most direct confrontation of speech and music in Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon, passing through the awesome, choked Sprachahntlichkeit of the Lachenmann, culminating in a rare performance of Nono's late, monumental string quartet, where Holderlin's words are read in silence. Schoenberg's supercharged miniatures complete the transition from speech to pure sigh. Featuring renowned flutist and vocal artist Paula Robison.
New York City, NY; NYC