Volker David Kirchner: spartiti difficile

This Quartet ends a series of five works recently completed by Kirchner, who is a trained string player. The movement titles themselves, inspired by Shakespeare's 'Tempest', give an idea of the high e...

The first in a cycle of pieces on characters from the Old Testament, 'Und Salomo sprach' (And Solomon said), composed in the 80s, has long since become an essential part of the solo cello repertoire....

Volker David Kirchner's works encompass every genre. His Three Meditations for Violoncello were theatrical in their inspiration, were as the Pietà for solo violin exploits the full technical range of...

With their wide range of differing moods these pieces concentrate less on the typical rhythm of the Tango but convey something of the demonic forces inherent in this dance. Unusual playing techniques...

Klarinette, Horn, Klavier, Violine, Viola und Violoncello

At various stages of his creative life, Pablo Picasso repeatedly turned to the figure of the 'sad jester' Harlequin and identified with him. Volker David Kirchner's 'Groteske für acht Bläser', created...

Volker David Kirchner's works encompass every genre. As a viola player who used to play in orchestras and chamber ensembles, Kirchner's leaning towards the composition of chamber music is evident, bes...

Le opere di Volker David Kirchner coprono tutti i generi. Oltre a numerose composizioni per il teatro musicale e l'orchestra, la preferenza del violista, che negli anni precedenti ha partecipato a orc...

Volker David Kirchner's works encompass every genre; in addition to numerous compositions for musical theatre and for orchestra, this viola player who formerly played in orchestras and chamber ensembl...

These three effective pieces become successively more difficult as the composition changes from a meditative to an eruptive approach. The organist familiar with contemporary 'soundscapes' will find th...