FANTASY FOR VIOLIN & ORCHESTRA
Instrumentation:
| Flute 1 | Timpani |
| Flute 2 / Piccolo | Percussion I/II/III |
| Oboe 1 | Bass Drum, Tambourine, Snare Drum |
| Oboe 2 / English Horn | Mark-Tree, Sus. Cymbal, Piatti |
| Clarinet in Bb 1 | Anvil, Triangle, Sistrum |
| Clarinet in Bb 2 / Bass Clarinet | Tubular Bells, Crotales |
| Bassoon 1 | Glockenspiel, Vibraphone |
| Bassoon 2 / Contrabassoon | |
| Harp | |
| F Horn 1 | |
| F Horn 2 | Solo Violin |
| F Horn 3 | |
| F Horn 4 | Violin I |
| Bb Trumpet 1 | Violin II |
| Bb Trumpet 2 | Viola |
| Trombone 1 | Violoncello |
| Trombone 2 | Contrabass |
| Basstrombone | |
Duration: ~25:00
Premiered: 01.04.2022
Soloist: Yasushi Ideue
Orchestra: Philharmonie Baden-Baden
Conductor: Pavel Baleff
I have a lot of personal history with Baden-Baden and the Baden-Baden Philharmonics.
Not only did they premiered several of my compositions but some members of the orchestra I've known since my childhood - Yasushi, the concertmaster, being one of those.
In 2016, whilst sitting in a restaurant after a succesful premiere with my father and Judith Kubitz, former Kapellmeister of the Baden-Baden Philharmonics, Yasushi wrote me a WhatsApp asking if I'd be interested in writing a solo work for him, I was flabbergasted and floored.
I can't put into words how highly I think of him as a person and as an artist.
Yasushi envisioned this Fantasy to pay homage to Baden-Baden, the town that served the both of us as a home for close to 30 years now, I liked the sound of this proposition. Very much aware of the challenge ahead of me I accepted and began working on the piece.
Every movement describes a certain landmark in Baden-Baden.
I. The Creek
II. The Peak and Beyond
III. The Old Oak
IV. Boulevard of Flowers
Upcoming Performances:
| 07.07.2022 | Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Yasushi Ideue(Violin), Heiko Förster |
Compiegne(FR) Theatre Imperial |
Rececent Performances:
| 06.11.2022 | Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Yasushi Ideue(Violin), Pavel Baleff |
Karlsruhe(GER) KIT Audimax |
| 01.04.2022 | Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Yasushi Ideue(Violin), Pavel Baleff |
Baden-Baden(GER) Kurhaus |
PRESS
Erschienen in: BT 04-04/2022 , Nr.59
[...] Schnell und eruptiv bauen sich dramatische Entwicklungen auf, die mit der ganzen Klanggewalt, deren ein Orchester fähig ist, ausgetragen werden, um schließlich doch wieder in ruhigere Gefilde zurückzufinden. Herrliche Klangmalerei.[...] während "The Old Oak" im dritten Satz die unterschiedlichsten Empfindungen auslöst, vom Gefühl sanfter Geborgenheit über melancholische Elegie bis zur großen monumentalen Geste.[...] Kein Wunder also, dass sich das Publikum begeistert zeigte von dem Werk, und dem jungen Komponisten Joosten viel Anerkennung zollte. [...] (Karl-Heinz Fischer)