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 Becker: Chamber Music / Schlingensiepen, Notabu Ensemble
Release Date: 11/28/2000 
Label:  Cybele   Catalog #: 360201   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Günther Becker
Performer:  Werner BrandtSebastian RakowChristof HilgerFrank StruckStefan Hülsermann
Monika KlarNicolao ValiensiVeit ScholzEvelyn Tonka
Andreas BoegeAxel ArnsThomas KrabiellAnnette Heinicke
Tobias LiebezeitChung-Kürten SeunghaeAki KomiyamaFrank Christmann
Thomas SchlinkDorothee MatthesValerio SannicandroRolf Hildebrand
Wolfgang BrandtBeate SchmalbrockRuth HerrmannChristiane Bröckel
Hajo WillimczikIngeborg GreinerMichael Nielen
Conductor:  Marc-A. Schlingensiepen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Notabu

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 14 Mins. 

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Notabu is an exciting chamber ensemble specializing in modern works. For this disc, the group devotes its unique talent to the fresh and original compositions of Gunther Becker.
"Quasi una Fantasmagoria" for wind sextet derives its inspiration from a piece by Robert Schumann. With florid solo lines punctuated with explosions of brass, this 12-tone piece is a challenging work that Notabu plays with flair and virtuosic aplomb. "Hard Times-Multisounds" showcases the bassoon, in a tremendous performance by Andreas Boege, in a manner subtly evoking Asian music (the piece is dedicated to Isang Yun) while remaining consistent with its 12-tone style. "Game for Nine" is full of color and variety. With its emphasis on guitar and percussion along with subtle intrusions from the flute and other woodwinds, the piece achieves a shimmering clarity that brings to mind Takemitsu's sparse twelve-tone works of the 1960s. The highlight of the disc may be "Mikrographien," a forbidding four-movement work for piano. With its percussive sounds juxtaposed against fleeting, skittering figures, this piece, with a powerful performance by Annette Heinicke, is arguably one of the most demanding yet enthralling works in the modern repertoire.
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1.  Quasi una fantasmagoria by Günther Becker
Performer:  Werner Brandt (Bassoon), Sebastian Rakow (French Horn), Christof Hilger (Clarinet),
Frank Struck (French Horn), Stefan Hülsermann (Clarinet), Monika Klar (Bassoon)
Conductor:  Marc-A. Schlingensiepen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Notabu
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1980-1981; Germany 
Date of Recording: 02/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 14 Minutes 44 Secs. 
2.  Hard Times - Multisounds by Günther Becker
Performer:  Nicolao Valiensi (Trombone), Stefan Hülsermann (Clarinet), Veit Scholz (Bassoon),
Sebastian Rakow (French Horn), Frank Struck (French Horn), Evelyn Tonka (Flute),
Andreas Boege (Oboe), Axel Arns (Trumpet), Thomas Krabiell (Tuba),
Annette Heinicke (Piano), Tobias Liebezeit (Percussion), Chung-Kürten Seunghae (Violin),
Aki Komiyama (Violin), Christof Hilger (Clarinet), Frank Christmann (Clarinet),
Thomas Schlink (Double Bass), Dorothee Matthes (Cello), Valerio Sannicandro (Viola),
Christof Hilger (Contrabass Clarinet)
Conductor:  Marc-A. Schlingensiepen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Notabu
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1989-1990; Germany 
Date of Recording: 06/24/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 13 Minutes 25 Secs. 
3.  Game for Nine by Günther Becker
Performer:  Dorothee Matthes (Cello), Rolf Hildebrand (Percussion), Wolfgang Brandt (Guitar),
Christof Hilger (Bass Clarinet), Stefan Hülsermann (Clarinet), Beate Schmalbrock (Flute),
Tobias Liebezeit (Percussion), Aki Komiyama (Violin), Ruth Herrmann (Viola)
Conductor:  Marc-A. Schlingensiepen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Notabu
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1962; Germany 
Date of Recording: 06/07/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 8 Minutes 37 Secs. 
4.  Stravaganza by Günther Becker
Performer:  Aki Komiyama (Violin)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1986; Germany 
Date of Recording: 02/27/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 11 Minutes 56 Secs. 
5.  Epiklesis alpha by Günther Becker
Performer:  Christiane Bröckel (Flute), Ruth Herrmann (Viola), Hajo Willimczik (Clarinet),
Tobias Liebezeit (Percussion), Dorothee Matthes (Cello), Aki Komiyama (Violin)
Conductor:  Marc-A. Schlingensiepen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Notabu
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1976; Germany 
Date of Recording: 05/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 11 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: This work is scored for chamber ensemble and electronic tape. 
6.  Mikrografien by Günther Becker
Performer:  Annette Heinicke (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1973; Germany 
Date of Recording: 04/22/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 5 Minutes 12 Secs. 
7.  Rigolo by Günther Becker
Performer:  Ingeborg Greiner (Soprano), Dorothee Matthes (Cello), Aki Komiyama (Violin),
Michael Nielen (Piano), Christof Hilger (Clarinet)
Conductor:  Marc-A. Schlingensiepen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Notabu
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1966; Germany 
Date of Recording: 05/14/1996 
Venue:  Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany 
Length: 8 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is scored for soprano, four instruments and electronic tape. 
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