Musica Viva, Vol. 30: Moritz Eggert

US deliveries: Unfortunately we are receiving reports that some US orders are taking longer than usual to arrive. Find out more >>

Latest update: Changes to international postage charges. Find out more

Release Date: 13th Apr 2018
Catalogue No: NEOS11730
Label: Neos
Series: musica viva
Length: 60 minutes

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days

Eggert: Muzak

42:26

Album only

Moritz Eggert (voice)
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
David Robertson

Eggert: Number Nine VII: Masse

17:57

$4.00

$4.80

Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Peter Rundel

About
Explore

About

What musical means and forms can be used today when composing orchestral music? Composer Moritz Eggert poses this question in the two works of this release, which are live recordings of the world premiere performances.

Muzak for voice and orchestra was composed in memory of David Bowie, who died in 2016. A modified version of the word "music," Muzak refers to the background music commonly played on elevators, department stores and hotels. In Muzak Eggert seeks to include the entire sound world of his own time in a single composition. Muzak is therefore a distillation of all kinds of music, from pop music to classical repertoire, and addresses the question of whether boundaries between genres are still viable and make any sense.

In Number Nine VII: Masse Eggert takes up the aesthetic challenge of composing a work for orchestra where all musicians play continuously without a break.

Musica Viva, Vol. 30: Moritz Eggert

SACD

Downloads

Contents