String Trio

Stilbeschreibung:

"The piece is in a single movement (approximately 15 minutes). The kaleidoscopic treatment of the musical substance in detail (fragmentation, juxtaposition, rotation); the confluence of a number of coequal contrasting sections (elision, dovetailing); the interaction of disparate elements; rhythmic dissonance; conflicting dynamics (even with sustained sonorities); the notation of each instrument on three staves (upper: sul ponticello or sul tasto, the middle: arco, the lower: pizzicato or col legno), and localized accelerandi and ritardandi - all are designed to create the maximum possible illusion of multidimensional movement and to emulate in sound the inherently unstable characteristics of a mobile. This is done without recourse to the arbitrariness and forced spontaneity of improvisation, but rather, within the paradoxical framework of rigid control and matrix-like construction."

 

Richard Hoffmann

Sendeaufnahme:

Aufnahmedatum: 1971
Interpreten: Paul Zukovsky, Jean Dupony, Robert Sylvester

Aufnahme:
1969 Titel: Richard Hoffmann / Donald Martino ‎- String Trio / Trio For Violin, Clarinet, Piano / Fantasy Variations For Violin
Label: Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)

2010 Titel: Hoffmann / Martino: Chamber Works