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
Solo: Yasushi Ideue
Orchestra: Philharmonie Baden-Baden
Conductor: Pavel Baleff
Baden-Baden
I have a significant personal history with Baden-Baden and the Baden-Baden Philharmonics.
Not only have they premiered several of my compositions, but I have also known some members of the orchestra since my childhood - including Yasushi, the concertmaster. In 2016, while sitting in a restaurant after a successful premiere with my father and Judith Kubitz, former Kapellmeister of the Baden-Baden Philharmonics, Yasushi sent me a WhatsApp message asking if I would be interested in composing a solo work for him. I was astonished and deeply honored by his request.
I hold Yasushi in very high regard both as a person and as an artist.
Yasushi envisioned this Fantasy as a tribute to Baden-Baden, the town that has been home to both of us for over 30 years now. I was intrigued by this idea and accepted the challenge, fully aware of the task ahead of me.
Each movement of the piece depicts a specific landmark in Baden-Baden.
I. The Creek
II. The Peak and Beyond
III. The Old Oak
IV. Boulevard of Flowers
Rececent Performances:
| 07.07.2023 |
Philharmonie Baden-Baden Yasushi Ideue, Heiko-Mathias Förster |
Compiegne (FR) |
| 06.11.2022 |
Philharmonie Baden-Baden Yasushi Ideue, Pavel Baleff |
Karlsruhe (GER) KIT Audimax |
| 01.04.2022 |
Philharmonie Baden-Baden Yasushi Ideue, Pavel Baleff |
Baden-Baden (GER) |
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)