Ausklang

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Ausklang (German for 'concluding sound') is a work for piano and orchestra composed by Helmut Lachenmann in 1984/1985.

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History

It is a commission by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Lachenmann dedicated his work to pianist Yukiko Sugawara. [1]

Ausklang was premiered on 18 April 1986 in Cologne by Massimiliano Damerini  [ it ] (piano) and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Péter Eötvös.

A performance takes about 50 minutes.

Discography

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References

  1. "Ausklang, Helmut Lachenmann" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.