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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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, 27 February 1990. The piano version is on the ECM LP “Cracked Mirrors”.