Label: Another Timbre

ヴァンデルヴァイザー派の作曲家/オルガン奏者として知られ、個人名義の音盤を大量に残している55年生まれの大ベテラン女性コンポーザーEva-Maria Houben。2012年にヴァンデルヴァイザー派の音源のみを纏めた6CDボックス[Wandelweiser Und So Weiter](Eva-Maria Houbenも参加)を出版した英Another Timbreより、今度はソロ名義の音盤が登場！！自身はパイプオルガンを担当、ピアノ&パーカッションを操るGBSR Duoのサポートを受けたトリオ編成の録音で、この人物が得意とする現場の空気と一体化するサウンドスケープ的コンボジションが見事な形で記録されています。大推薦。



A concert-length work for pipe organ, piano and percussion, created by the composer and the GBSR Duo (Siwan Rhys and George Barton) at the recent Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Wonderfully brooding music, beautifully played.
"'together on the way' was commissioned by the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and I composed it especially for this festival. I already knew Siwan Rhys. We had met each other for the first time on the occasion of the world premiere of my piece ‘a peaceful silent place’ for organ and piano. This performance took place on 8th December 2019, at the University of Westminster in London as part of the London Contemporary Music Festival. Siwan and I came together mysteriously during our rehearsal: we never had seen each other before, so at first we planned to have several hours rehearsing. But as soon as we began to play we knew: our practice was coming into being on its own, and there was no need to worry about needing a lot of time for rehearsal. This was a wonderful experience, I think for both of us. As Siwan is George Barton’s duo partner in the GBRS Duo it was our aim to perform all together. And I am entirely happy with our performances in Huddersfield – there were many! Each performance had a value in itself. The last performance (with an audience) was only one element in a chain. I hope to continue our common practice in the future – with or without an audience." - Eva-Maria Houben