The creative output of Austrian composer (and pianist) Thomas Larcher
(born 1963) whom the London Times recently called “a musical talent of
unbounded sensitivity and distinction bound for 21st- century glory” has
been championed on ECM New Series since 2001. Last fall Larcher’s piano
piece “What becomes” attracted wide-spread attention when premiered on
Leif Ove Andsnes’ international tour with the project “Pictures,
Reframed” in which musical performances were juxtaposed with video
images by concept artist Robin Rhode. In the Daily Telegraph Ivan Hewett
spoke of “a real 21st- century picture of childhood, rudely energetic
and unsentimental”. “Madhares”, the third release dedicated exclusively
to Larcher’s works, assembles some of the finest ECM musicians such as
Kim Kashkashian, Till Fellner and the Munich Chamber Orchestra conducted
by Dennis Russell Davies to present a gripping cross-section of
Larcher’s recent orchestral output, enhanced by the third string quartet
“Madhares” which is played by the youthful French Quatuor Diotima.
Larcher’s recent pieces are marked by intense sonic imagination, great
rhythmic energy and a virtuoso impact that makes for an immediately
rewarding listening. In the upcoming months his music will be performed
in musical centers such as Amsterdam, London, Heimbach chamber music
festival (composer in residence) and many more.
It's an all-stars by any standard, but too brainy for me.
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