12 Hommages a Paul Sacher for Cello

Sacher (Artist), Patrick Demenga (Artist), Thomas Demenga (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 1995)
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B0000031Y9
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,763 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Punena No. 2, Op. 45: I. Harawi

2. Punena No. 2, Op. 45: II. Wayno Karnavalito

3. Zum Spielen fur den 70. Geburtstag Thema und Variationen fur Violoncello solo

4. Capriccio (1976-1981)

5. Fur Paul Sacher - Drei Epigramme fur Violoncello solo (1975): I. Moderato

6. Fur Paul Sacher - Drei Epigramme fur Violoncello solo (1975): II. Tranquillo

7. Fur Paul Sacher - Drei Epigramme fur Violoncello solo (1975): III. Vivo

8. 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher: I. Un poco indeciso

9. 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher: II. Andante sostenuto

10. 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher: III. Vivace

Disc: 2

1. Sacher - Variationen (1975)

2. Les mots sont alles (1976 - 1978)

3. Variationen uber das Thema eSACHERe (1975)

4. Tema (1976)

5. Transpositio ad infinitum (1976) Fur ein virtuoses Solocello

6. Chaconne fur Violoncello solo (1975)

7. Messagesquisse pour7 violoncelles (1976)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD - the Demenga brothers at the top of their game, December 9, 2003

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Ian Jones (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 12 Hommages a Paul Sacher for Cello (Audio CD)

If you don't know about the music represented on this double CD, it's music commissioned as an homage for Paul Sacher, a patron of the arts from Basel, Switzerland, I think? Many top-name 20th century composers wrote for this celebration of his 70th? birthday, and I believe it was originally the idea that Rostropovich would play all this music (it's all for solo cello, except for the Boulez which is 7 cellos)...he's ended up playing some of it, I think, but not all. Most if not all of this music is based on the tone row eSACHERe (es is E-flat in German, and Re is D in solfege). Anyway, this is interesting music with a lot to offer, played superbly by Patrick and Thomas Demenga. Pick this up if you like cello and 20th century music. Maybe not the greatest thing to start with if you know nothing about 20th century music, but it's very unique stuff, and you might like it, you never know. Very highly recommended.