Fantasie (Widmann)
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| Fantasie | |
|---|---|
| by Jörg Widmann | |
 The composer in 2025 | |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Composed | 1993 |
| Published | 2005: Mainz |
| Publisher | Schott Music |
| Duration | 7:00[1] |
| Scoring | clarinet in B♭ |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 1 March 1994 |
| Location | Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich |
| Performers | Jörg Widmann |
Fantasie for Solo Clarinet is a solo instrumental work by Jörg Widmann and was composed in 1993. It has a "Harlequin spirit".[2]
Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet and Boulez's Dialogue de l'ombre double were used as the basis.[3] Fantasie was an early composition of Widmann, he was 20 years old.[4] The piece was premiered by the composer on 1 March 1994 at Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich.[1]
Music
Fantasie opens with a multiphonic as a parody of new music;[3] Widmann uses frequently extended techniques.[5] The work has elements of dance, klezmer and jazz music[1] and is an expression of "virtuoso flourishes and youthful exuberance".[4] The piece is influenced by the commedia dell'arte.[1] The composer cites The Rite of Spring in Fantasie.[6]
Structure
Sections:[7]
- Free, rhapsodically
- Fast, brilliant
- Presto possible
- Tempo come prima, ma poco più mosso
Reception
Zachary Woolfe from The New York Times wrote: "...sounding like the most beautiful circus music ever written."[6]
Recordings
- Bettina Aust and Robert Aust, Bettina Aust – Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, Laureate 2015, Clarinet, Recorded at Ehemalige Sendestelle des Deutschlandradios, 16–19 October 2015, GENUIN classics, GEN 16432, 2016, compact disc. OCLC 987272763
- Eduard Brunner, Music for Solo Clarinet, Recorded in Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, 14–15 December 2009, Naxos, 8.572470, 2011, compact disc. OCLC 1080882095
- Stefan Neubauer, Solitary Changes, Recorded between 2012 and 2013, Orlando Records, or 0006, 2013. OCLC 887469607
- Tanaka, Kaori; Nakachi, Tomoko; Delmas, Marc; Gaubert, Philippe; Mazellier, Jules; Nielsen, Carl; Marty, Georges; Widmann, Jörg; Revel, Pierre; Semler-Collery, Jules (2023), Fantasie (in no linguistic content), MClassics, OCLC 1396745448
- Widmann, Jörg; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix; Irish Chamber Orchestra (2018), 180 beats per minute; Fantasie (in no linguistic content), München: Orfeo Records, OCLC 1082260943
