Commissioned works · 1990
Ensemble Kontrapunkte
Composer portrait at the Musikverein in Vienna, 1990
Viennese chamber ensemble under Peter Keuschnig that performed a composer portrait of Harry Pepl in the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein (historic concert hall of the Society of Friends of Music) on 27 February 1990.
Harry Pepl Composer and soloist
That evening Pepl himself played guitar and a guitar-to-MIDI system, while the piano sound was supplied by the Bösendorfer (Vienna piano maker) computer grand piano. The programme comprised 15 pieces by Pepl, including “Avo”, “Winds”, “Snow”, “Die letzte Bastion” and the ensemble version of “Tintenfisch Inki”; the double bass concerto “Pizzicat” followed on 19 March 1990.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 1/5: Trio (Harry Pepl)
“Trio” for flute, piano and cello by Harry Pepl, premiered at the composer portrait given by the Ensemble Kontrapunkte under Peter Keuschnig in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic. Unreleased cassette recording from the estate, with about one minute of lead-in.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 2/5: Chelsey (composer unconfirmed)
Title as written on the cassette. The piece appears neither in the printed programme of the evening nor in the catalogue of works; composer and instrumentation have not yet been established.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 3/5: Tintenfisch Inki, piano version (Harry Pepl)
Harry Pepl’s “Tintenfisch Inki” in the piano version, immediately before the ensemble version. The studio version is on the ECM LP “Cracked Mirrors” (1988).
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 4/5: Tintenfisch Inki, ensemble version (Harry Pepl)
Premiere of the ensemble version by the Ensemble Kontrapunkte under Peter Keuschnig, here as part of the complete cassette recording. A public version of the same recording has been on SoundCloud since 2014.
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Ensemble Kontrapunkte, 27 February 1990, 5/5: Zwei Klarinetten, Brown Butterflies (Harry Pepl)
“Zwei Klarinetten” (Two Clarinets), listed in the programme as “Brown Butterflies”, a duo for clarinet and bass clarinet by Harry Pepl, premiered at the composer portrait in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic.
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Tintenfisch Inki, ensemble version with the Ensemble Kontrapunkte
Premiere of the ensemble version by the Ensemble Kontrapunkte under Peter Keuschnig at the composer portrait in the Brahms Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, 27 February 1990. The piano version is on the ECM LP “Cracked Mirrors”.