Passacaglia for "Schubert Octet" by SF Christo

Passacaglia (for Octet 1994) to Wilson Hermanto
Performed February 1st, 1995

Wilson Hermanto, conductor
Ching-Chun Liu, clarinet
Jennifer Stambaugh, horn
James Westhoff, bassoon
Rita Lee, violin
Lisa Vaupel, violin
Yael Senamaud, viola
Erica Wise, violoncello
Lauri Bennett, double bass

Pdf of the score:
http://www.sfchristo.net/graphics/Passa.pdf
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Schubert used this same group of instruments for his Octet.
Visuals videoed from iTunes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Octet
• passacaglia
• christo-bresnahan
• sfchristo
• composer
• schubert
• hindemith
• wilson-hermanto
• Passacaille
• morris-cotel
• piero-weiss
• peabody-conservatory
• Klangfarben

[AFCR1972]

This has to be my favorite of your compositions so far. It reminds me of early Schoenberg and the Passacaglia in Britten's "Death in Venice".

[SFChristo]

Hi Austen,

Yes, I had actually forgotten about the Schoenberg connection. Webern's first piece- Opus 1- was a Passacaglia for orchestra. Then there is the "Klangfarben" setting of my theme.

But the kind "neurotic" part that really reminds me of Schoenberg is at 6:14 and esp. 6:33. It just came out that way. The harmonic ideas are closer to Hindemith!

[HeidiSaid]

Wow... I had know idea you composed~

I played the French horn for years, along with piano

and such... nothing other than typical.

This was incredible.

[SFChristo]

Hi, Heidi. Good to see you on here too. Thanks for your kind comments.

[DieselBodine]

Wonderful, Christo, both aurally and visually. Love the Modernistic approach to the composition.  Emotion fueled melodies and phrasing. Bravo!

[SFChristo]

Thank you, Diesel,

[AFCR1972]

I really enjoyed it. Hindemith is a composer we don't hear enough of in England - I love his "Mathis der Maler" Symphony.

[sfbonedoc]

Thank you, Christo. Music for the 21st century, albeit composed in the 20th. Good music. Like the rhythm.