Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970) is quoting Mozart and Debussy and
others in his Monologues. This project album is trying to follow the
ruts of Zimmermann, celebrating his 100th birthday.
“As students we had already been allowed to take a peek inside the
Monologues, but we only had access to a couple of photocopied pages.
When the 100-year-celebration of Zimmermann’s birth came around, we
remembered the impression they had made upon us. When we finally got to
see the entire score, however, we took a deep breath: it demands the
most incredible acrobatic feats!
From the very beginning, we were particularly charmed by the way
Zimmermann cites other composers: the quoted passages rise up in the
midst of an agitated storm, like islands of tranquility and beauty. The
works quoted by Zimmermann are not for piano duo, but we find that they
have certain parallels with the other pieces on this recording.
The cocky, unpredictable, whimsical aspect of Mozart’s C Major Sonata
is also present in Zimmermann. It is fascinating to note how he quotes
Debussy’s prelude Feux d’artifice (Fireworks) in the 4th and 5th
Monologues, thereby transplanting that shimmering French flair into
his own musical environment.
Debussy, for Zimmermann, is more than just a source for quotes. The
frothy, pastel sonorities in the Monologues are so untypically German,
so much more beautifully poetical than anywhere else, except in Debussy.
Etc.” (excerpt from an interview printed in the booklet)
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