Caspar Johannes Walter (1964-)
Metrische Dissonanzen, pour batterie et grand ensemble

Isabel Mundry (1963-)
Schwankende Zeit, pour ensemble

Alexandre Babel, batterie
Séverine Ballon, violoncelle
Cosima Gerhardt, violoncelle
Richard Haynes, clarinette
Liz Hirst, flûte
Ales Klancar, trompette
ThomasMeixner, trompette
Ulrich Mertin, alto
Boris Müller, batterie
Ernestine Stoop, harpe
Tristram Williams, trompette
Tim-Erik Winzer, alto
Tomoharu Yoshida, hautbois
Susanne Zapf, violon
Ensemble MusikFabrik
Peter Rundel, direction
Emilio Pomarico, direction

To unfold a seemingly simple form into an intricate structure: The fan epitomizes the transformation from simple to complex. Transitions from clearly defined forms to figures of great heterogeneity are fundamentally inscribed into the two compositions on this CD. In Caspar Johannes Walters “metrische Dissonanzen” the solo percussionist and the ensemble transform harmonic relations into rhythmical processes, fanning out a vast sound universe. And in “Schwankende Zeit” (Swaying Time) Isabel Mundry relates two adaptions of pieces by Louis Couperin to three new pieces of hers and thus creates with numerous musical and extramusical stimuli a network of references and allusions, of nearness and remoteness. The poster of the CD booklet shows Gerhard Richter's “Abstraktes Bild” from 1962, commenting in an artistic manner on the thematic concentration of the program from the highlights of the "Musikfabrik im WDR" series. Richter, one of the most important living German artists, has been a member of the board of trustees of the Ensemble Musikfabrik since 2009.