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Gerald Eckert
night, falling
… The most substantial composition on Gerald Eckert's album is for flute, and so links with the Nono release. Eckert, born 1960, studied composition with Nicolaus A. Huber, and his music shows the depth, complexity and seriousness characteristic of modernism.
night, falling features mostly works for orchestra, often with electronics. Like Nono, he explores liminal sounds and fractured tonal constructs.
Here, the composer conducts Ensemble Reflexion K and norddeutsche sinfonietta, with Beatrix Wagner on contrabass flute. The lugubrious, haunting ferne Tiefe (2020-21) is for contrabass flute, orchestra, live electronics and tape; a work of richness and density, it repays many listens. But all the compositions here are weighty and tonally luxurious.
(Andy Hamilton)
The British magazine 5:4 has chosen the CD "night, falling" from Gerald Eckert with Ensemble Reflexion K and the norddeutsche sinfonietta as well as soloists Beatrix Wagner, Eva Zöllner, Joachim Striepens, and Burkart Zeller as its album of the year 2025. You can find the link here (scroll to the bottom)
(Wed.) 24.09.2025, 7:00 p.m.
St. Nicolai church Eckernfoerde
and
27.09.2025, 8:00 p.m.
Deutschlandfunk Cologne, Kammermusiksaal
Program:
for ensemble
for ensemble
for bassflute, accordion, percussion and violoncello
for ensemble
Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes „Doors 2“ (2006/ 07)
for ensemble
Lisa Streich „Asche“ (2012)
for clarinet and violoncello
Gerald Eckert „Schwarzrand · Gefälle“ (2025) fp
for large ensemble and electronics
Ensemble Reflexion K and guests
Beatrix Wagner, flute
Joachim Striepens, clarinet
Neza Torkar, accordion
Uschik Choi - violoncello
Gerald Eckert - direction / violoncello
since 05.09.2023 (still audible)
with the title Die Flötistin und der Komponist (The Flutist and the Composer), a portrait of Beatrix Wagner, Gerald Eckert and the concert series contemporary music Eckernfoerde.
