Sound shards
Review: Mosaic pieces from David Philip Hefti's cello concerto, reassembled into a solo composition.
David Philip Hefti is now one of the established Swiss composers of the younger generation. His multifaceted oeuvre is excellently documented both editorially and discographically.
The Klangscherben - Mosaic for violoncello solo was commissioned by the solo cellist of the Tonhalle Orchestra, Thomas Grossenbacher, in spring 2011. The content of the work refers to the cello concerto written in 2010 Counter sound. The composer writes: "Entire passages are torn out of their context and reformed, turned into shards, as it were, and glued together again. These combinations result in a colorful mosaic that allows the original motifs to appear in a new light."
This intention is also reflected in the correspondingly designed musical text, whose individual sections are presented in an almost collage-like manner. The very demanding, approximately 10-minute work offers the cellist a (tonally) colorful, varied palette of musical and technical tasks.
David Philip Hefti,
Klangscherben, mosaic for violoncello solo,
GM 1876, Fr. 15.80,
Edition Kunzelmann, Adliswil 2012
