Solo Pieces

Legato studies for Clarinet

Energy follows attention! Why only legato? The reduction to one parameter heightens its perception. Why phrases in direct chromatic modulation? By concentrating on one phrase that requires new fingering combinations on each pitch, in the course of time these fingerings are mastered to the same standard. In each exercise all keys are used several times! At the end of the studies you will find a method that supersedes breaking in reeds.

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

"Une Suprise" in mehreren Episoden für A-Klarinette solo

„An entertaining solo for clarinet, that hovers between suggestions of tonality and free atonality and proceeds in a series of episodes to allude to youth and growing up. Texts by Baudelaire, the composer and Helmut Lachenmann are woven into the structure of the music.“

Für Amadeus for Clarinet solo in La

From the first notes of the slow movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, the clarinet weaves a tapestry of thematic allusions to Mozart’s work, fully exploiting the broad dynamic range of the instrument.

Sonata for Violoncello solo

The complete tonal palette of the cello is heard in the expressive as well as the lyrical, more reflective passages of this three-movement sonata.

Nachtlied for Tuba solo

opus 4 2 ba

Short musical gestures create a nocturnal atmosphere. Unusual techniques, such as singing and playing at the same time and using unconventional sounds, are utilized as expressive means.

Three miniatures for solo bassoon

after haiku texts

In its clearly defined brevity this music accords with the dense texts and interacts on a profound level with them, so that the listener can experience a fusion of word and sound.

Ka?non

for double bass solo

“A musical kaleidoscope for solo double bass that allows new colours and shapes to emerge with each interpretation; a tonal work of art, to which the interpreter can contribute as composer, too.”

Two inventions for solo bassoon

A solo on the bassoon is a prelude to “Una furtiva lagrima”, the aria from Donizetti’s opera “L’elisir d’amore”, which then forms the nucleus of this composition.