Hans Abrahamsen (1952-)
Liebeslied

Mark Andre (1964-)
iv 9

Carola Bauckholt (1959-)
Liebeslied

Sebastian Claren (1965-)
M.B.R.M.M.P.P.

Chaya Czernowin (1957-)
Lovesong

Christopher Fox (1955-)
Lines of desire

Georg Friedrich Haas (1953-)
Liebeslied 1, Liebeslied 2, Liebeslied

Nicolaus A. Huber (1939-)
An die Musik. Poem – Liebesradierung

Georg Kröll (1934-)
… mit innigster Empfindung

Ramon Lazkano (1968-)
Lied ohne Worte

Elena Mendoza (1973-)
Liebeslied für recherche

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Adagio für Glasharmonika KV 356 (617a) (arr. de S. Sciarrino)

Fabio Nieder (1957-)
Der SCHUH auf dem WEG zum SATURNIO

Hèctor Parra (1976-)
Love to recherche

Enno Poppe (1969-)
Schweiß

André Richard (1944-)
Y al volver la vista atràs se ve…

Lucia Ronchetti (1963-)
Rosso pompeiano, Scherzo pour ensemble

Rolf Riehm (1937-)
Ein Liebeslied

François Sarhan (1972-)
scènes d’amour

Johannes Schöllhorn (1962-)
Chanson, Ein Liebeslied mit Ernst Jandl

Cornelius Schwehr (1953-)
Notturno amoroso

Martin Smolka (1959-)
AMarcORdOSO

Johannes Maria Staud (1974-)
Chant d'amour

Günter Steinke (1956-)
für dich

Caspar Johannes Walter (1964-)
Angelorum Psalat

Jörg Widmann (1973-)
Liebeslied

Gerhard E. Winkler (1959-)
Liebes-Lied (Lied ohne Worte I)

Alla Zagaykevych (1966-)
Blicke der Verliebten

Hans Zender (1936-)
Alfabet (Kamasutra)

Walter Zimmermann (1949-)
AFUGAPE

ensemble recherche

Melise Mellinger, violon
Barabara Maurer, alto
Asa Akerberg, violoncelle
Martin Fahlenblock, flûte
Jaime Gonzalez, hautbois, cor anglais
Shizuyo Oka, clarinette
Christian Dierstein, batterie
Klaus Steffes-Höllander, piano, synthétiseur
Jean-Pierre Collot, piano

During preparations for their 25th anniversary in 2010, the ensemble recherche came to the conclusion that “There are no love songs anymore!” So they requested such pieces for the celebration from various composer friends. The response from the invited composers was very strong : More than 30 love songs were written in the process and more are in progress. One could almost speak of a new “trend”. Accordingly, the list of composers for the love song cycle reads like a “Who’s Who” of New Music At the same time, the compositions were as various as the personalities of the participating artists. The first thing to be noticed is the range of diverse kinds of love that have been depicted : Appropriate musical correspondences were found for the entire spectrum from “agape” (selfless devotion) to “eros”. Sometimes a composer’s feelings of friendship for the ensemble are involved; at other times one participates in the passions – even those of a physical kind – of a composer. In addition, the range of the submitted compositions extends from solo pieces with accompaniment, via trios and quartets, to “traditional” ensemble pieces – and beyond.