With this tenth release in its acclaimed Horizon SACD series, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra proves once again that contemporary music features prominently in its repertoire – even in times of crisis. During the coronavirus pandemic that dominated 2020 and 2021, the orchestra was forced to perform less frequently than it normally does, yet it managed nonetheless to premiere all the works it had commissioned. These performances often took forms different from those originally planned, but contemporary music as a ‘mirror of the times’ continued to be a main priority – one characterised by its power of expression.
Contents
Verbey: Ariadne
Dirksen: Resilience
Wigglesworth: Clocks from A Winter’s Tale
Swart, C: Reflections
Rihm: Sostenuto
Veldhuis: Who, What, Where, When, Why?
Soler, J: Sol
Richter, C: Wendingen
Richter, C: 2270
Woud: Leaves in Autumn
Padding: Softly Bouncing
Kortekaas: Notenkrakers’ Notulen
Glanert: Weites Land
Veldhuizen: Mais Le Corps Tache D’Ombres
