CHRISTIAN UTZ /Composer/Works/Categorical List


			stele (2011) [canti guerrieri ed amorosi III] for 5 voices and 5 instruments [S-A-CT-Bar-B; soprano-/baritone-saxophone, accordion, harpsichord/synthesizer, violin, violoncello] texts: gilgamesh-epic, Liao Yiwu, Friedrich Nietzsche, Franz Kafka premiere: Heidelberg, Sep 25, 2011 duration: 30 mins. stele I (8:18 min.) stele II (7:46 min.) stele III (9:02 min.) stele I V (7:18 min.) download score excerpts and performance instructions [German] download stele essay [German] Einführungstext gilgamesch szenen (2010) [canti guerrieri ed amorosi II] für Bass und 5 Instrumente premiere: Vienna, Dec 5, 2010 duration: 20 min. complete live-recording, Lukas Haselböck, Bass; Markus Holzer, soprano- / baritone-saxophon; Theresia Schmidinger, bass clarinet; Robert Gillinger, contraforte; Gabriela Mossyrsch, harp; Gernot Schedlberger, prepared piano; Christian Utz, conductor; Vienna December 5, 2010 gilgamesch szenen I (4:21 min.) gilgamesch szenen II (2:07 min.) gilgamesch szenen III (6:22 min.) gilgamesch szenen I V (4:26 min.) gilgamesch szenen V (4:43 min.) Einführungstext drei gilgamesch gesänge (2010) [canti guerrieri ed amorosi I] für Bass und präpariertes Klavier premiere: Vienna, June 14, 2010 duration: 15 min. complete live-recording, Lukas Haselböck, Bass; Kaori Nishii, prepared piano; Vienna June 14, 2010 drei gilgamesch gesänge I (3:59 min.) drei gilgamesch gesänge I I (5:14 min.) drei gilgamesch gesänge I II (4:10 min.) Einführungstext telinga – mulut [ears – mouths] (2009) for baritone, four instruments and speaker (tape) after texts by Agus R. Sarjono (b. 1962): Suatu Cerita dari Negeri Angin [A Story from the Country of the Wind, 1998; English Translation: Toenggoel Siagian – slightly modified by the composer] and Franz Kafka (1883-1924): Die Brücke (1917) [fragments from a short prose sketch] premiere: Jakarta, July 15, 2009 duration: 20 min. Einführungstext programme note excerpt; ensemble on_line, Jakarta, July 15, 2009 passagen: transformation (2006) für zwei Schlagzeuger / for two percussionists Erich Urbanner zum 70. Geburtstag duration: 4 min. Einführungstext passagen: durchscheinung (2005) in memoriam Klaus Johns for 6 instruments (flute/bass flute; clarinet (B)/bassclarinet (B); trombone; violin; violoncello; piano) premiere: Graz, Oct 23, 2005; Ensemble Reconsil, conductor: Roland Freisitzer Einführungstext Speculum (2003) for four percussionists dedicated to the Schlagquartett Köln premiere: Cologne, December 18, 2003 duration: 20 min. excerpt; Schlagquartett Köln, Cologne, December 18, 2003 Einführungstext Zersplitterung [Splintering] (2002) for baritone, piano and glass-percussion dedicated to Martin Lindsay, Jong-Ah Yoon, Dirk Rothbrust premiere: Essen, 22.06.2002 duration: 16 min. part 1 (3:37 min.) Martin Lindsay, baritone; Jong-Ah Yoon, piano; Dirk Rothbrust, glass-percussion Duisburg, Earport, Rice&Bread, 22.06.2002 part 3 (3:56 min.) score excerpt Einführungstext Unsichtbares Theater für Ensemble und Live-Elektronik (2001) In cooperation with: Künstlerhaus Boswil for seven instruments and live-electronics fl, ob, bas, trb, vla, vc, pno dedicated to Klangforum Wien premiere: Basel, 21.11.2001 duration: 14 min. part 1 (3:16 min.) Klangforum Wien, Ed Spanjaard: conductor, Christian Utz and Wolfgang Musil: live-electronics Basel, Europäischer Musikmonat, 21.11.2001 part 4 (2:51 min.) score excerpt released on the CD BOSWIL Einführungstext Abstrakte Reise [Chouxiang zhi you] (2000) for soprano, string quartet and tape dedicated to Anna-Maria Pammer and the Arditti-Quartet text: Christian Utz after Marco Polo, Joseph Conrad, Yang Lian und Laozi premiere: Hannover, EXPO 2000, 16.6.2000 duration: 21 min. part 1: "Darkness" (5:18 min.) Arditti Quartet London, Anna Maria Pammer: soprano, Rainer Stelzig: speaker (tape) Hannover, NDR, EXPO 2000, 16.06.2000 Intersection 3 (1:10 min.) score excerpt released on the CD SITE programme note Einführungstext sheng-yue-lü [voix-lune-voyage] (1998) pour quatuor vocal deux sopranos, mezzo-soprano, barytone, pour Les Jeunes Solistes premiere: Royaumont, 26.9.1998 duration: 10 min. part 3 (3:51 min.) Les Jeunes Solistes, Rachid Safir: conductor Royaumont, Voix Nouvelles, 26.09.1998 yao yao ti ti (1998) The night of the insects for voice (soprano) and piano dedicated to Alisa Pearson premiere: New York 08.11.1998 duration: 9 min. excerpt (1:13 min.) Alisa Pearson, soprano Jan Czajkovski, piano Vienna, Alte Schmiede, 02.11.1999 programme note Einführungstext éloges (1992) Trois Invocations pour deux pianos premiere: Vienna 16.04.1993 duration: 18 min. I final section (5:55 min.) Daniel N. Seel, Annemie Egri, pianos Karlsruhe, 15.4.1995 Einführungstext ...sans compter les temps morts (1991) pour ensemble de chambre fl, bfl, clar (a), bklar (b), perc, cel, 2 vla, 2 vc premiere: Vienna 19.03.1992 duration: 20 min. part 1 (7:20 min.) Ensemble KlangArten, Thomas Dézsy, conductor


			Glasakkord (2006) for shō, shakuhachi and Western instruments premiere: Berlin; Universität der Künste, Konzertsaal Bundesallee, March 23, 2006 duration: 20 min. excerpt. Kō Ishikawa, shō; Tony Clark, shakuhachi; ensemble on_line vienna; Simeon Pironkoff, conductor Einführungstext the wasteland of minds (2003/2004) for clarinet (A), sheng/xun, zheng, accordion, violin, violoncello and live-electronics premiere: Wien; Wiener Konzerthaus, Neuer Saal, January 24, 2004 duration: 13 min. excerpt. ensemble on_line, Yeh Jiuan-Reng, zheng, Wu Wei, sheng; Simeon Pironkoff, conductor Studio-Recording; aAmplify Studios Vienna; Jan 25, 2004 Einführungstext repercussion.camouflage.report (2003) (Rückprall.Tarnung.Bericht) for flute, trombone, sheng/xun, percussion and live-electronics premiere: Cologne, July 03, 2003 duration:15 min. excerpt. ensemble on_line, Wu Wei, sheng; Simeon Pironkoff, conductor; Cologne July 3, 2003 score excerpt Einführungstext Wu 0 (2003) for sheng/xun, zheng/voice, E-guitar and Quarter-Tone Trumpet for Wu Wei, Xu Fengxia, Burkhard Stangl and Franz Hautzinger premiere: Vienna, April 1, 2003 duration: 5 min. excerpt. Wu Wei, sheng; Xu Fengxia, zheng, Burkhard Stangl, E-guitar, Franz Hautzinger, Quarter-Tone Trumpet; Vienna, April 1, 2003 together // apart (2001/2006) for kayagum, taegum, saenghwang, violoncello, piano and electronics dedicated to the Contemporary Music Ensemble Seoul premiere: Wellington / NZ, February 10, 2007 duration: 14-16 min. programme note Site [Basho] for gagaku-ensmeble and electronics (2001) for gagaku-ensemble (16 players) and live-electronics premiere: Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Akiyoshidai, Japan 10.03.2001 duration: 40 min. part 1 (8:24 min.) Wakatake Gagaku Ensemble Yamaguchi, Christian Utz: live-electronics Akiyoshidai International Art Village, 10.3.2001 released on the CD SITE programme note programme note Interference [jiao die sheng luan] für Klavier und 8 chinesische Instrumente (2001) for piano and 8 Chinese instruments dedicated to Wen-Tsien Hong and China Found Music Workshop Taipei premiere: Cologne, Deutschlandfunk, 12.4.2001 duration: 15 min. part 2 (1:47 min.) China Found Music Workshop Taipei, Wen-Tsien Hong: piano; Christian Utz: conductor Cologne, Deutschlandfunk, 12.04.2001 score excerpt released on the CD SITE programme note Einführungstext Koinzidenzen [ouran yizhi] for 6 Chinese instruments (1999) xiao, sheng, erhu, pipa, zhong ruan, guzheng premiere: Taipei, 11.10.1999 duration: 11 min. part 1 (5:32 min.) China Found Music Workshop Taipei, Wen-Tsien Hong, piano; Christian Utz, conductor Vienna, ORF Radiokulturhaus, 22.10.1999 Einführungstext kreise - circles [yuan] Musik-Sprach-Konstellationen [music-language-constellations] (1998/1999/2001) Speaker (opt), Soprano, shakuhachi (opt), fl, viol, vla, vc, pipa, live-electronics (opt), tape konzept: Christian Utz, Christine Huber, Thea Brejzek texts: Yang Lian, Christine Huber, Bo Juyi I. Polymorphie (I-V), II. Inseln (1-7) premiere: Lana, 1.9.1999 duration: 15 - 35 min Polymorphie III (3:10 min.) Varianti; Manfred Schreier, conductor: Angelika Luz, soprano; Wang Ming, pipa; Tony Clark, shakuhachi speakers (Tape): Lenore Steller, Alisa Pearson, Giwi Margwelaschwili, Yang Lian Stuttgart, Festival Éclat, 11.02.2001 Insel 2 (1:47 min.) score excerpt released on the CD SITE Einführungstext


			vier epigramme (2005/2006) for percussion solo and live-electronics premiere: Graz, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten; March 1, 2006 duration: 28 min. excerpt from epigramm 3: das knirschen. Berndt Thurner, percussion; Christian Utz, live-electronics Einführungstext specula (2005) for solo percussion and live-electronics premiere: Wien, BA-CA Kunstforum, March 3, 2005; Berndt Thurner duration: 15-20 min. excerpt 1. (Berndt Thurner, percussion; Christian Utz, live-electronics) excerpt 2. (Berndt Thurner, percussion; Christian Utz, live-electronics) Einführungstext éloignement (1995-1999) 3 simultaneous music performance pieces In cooperation with: Fortbildungszentrum für Neue Musik Lüneburg éloignement 26'58,8'' for flute [pic, fl, alto fl, bfl] and loudspeaker éloignement 34'30'' for piano and loudspeaker éloignement 36' for speaker and loudspeaker [éloignement x for humans and objects] premiere: éloignement6 (45'): Vienna 21.9.1996 premiere. of éloignement 26'58,8'' and éloignement 34'30'': Schreyahn 3.6.1999 premiere. of éloignement 36': Vienna 19.6.1999 duration: cf. titles excerpt, éloignement 34'30'' (3:36 min.) Jan Czajkovski: piano, Christian Utz: live-electronics Vienna, Alte Schmiede, 02.11.1999 programme note Einführungstext appetition - dissolution (1998) Tastenmusik für Hong Wen-Tsien [key music for Hong Wen-Tsien] piano solo premiere: Vienna 02.11.1999 duration: 30 min. excerpt (6:10 min.) Jan Czajkovski, piano Vienna, Alte Schmiede, 02.11.1999 Einführungstext quarks (1996) 27 parts for piano, 1996 concert version of éloignement 34 '30'' for piano and loudspeaker premiere: Lüneburg 4.6.1999 duration: 18 min. Jan Czajkovski, piano (Lüneburg, 04.06.1999): quarks 1 (0:45 min.) quarks 3 (0:29 min.) quarks 4 (0:39 min.) quarks 5 (0:37 min.) quarks 8 (0:38 min.) quarks 12 (0:27 min.) quarks 15 (0:36 min.) quarks 20 (0:25 min.) quarks 24 (0:19 min.) quarks 25 (0:27 min.) quarks 26 (0:40 min.) quarks 27 (0:54 min.) Einführungstext


			Chant pour un Équinoxe (1990) for full orchestra and mezzo-soprano text: Saint John Perse (4/3/3/2; 4/2/3/1; perc (3); 10/8/8/6/6) premiere: Vienna 30.4.1997 duration: 18 min. excerpt (7:06 min.) ProArte Orchester Vienna, Ingrid Hofer: mezzo-soprano, Kyrill Petrenko: conductor


			Wiener Blut (1998) Operette von Johann Strauß Sohn Libretto: Viktor Leon und Leo Stein Neufassung von Johannes C. Hoflehner (Textbearbeitung) und Christian Utz (Musikalische Bearbeitung) for chamber ensemble and 8 actors fl/pic/bfl, klar (es/b/bklar), trp, trb, tba, perc, viol, vla, vc, db duration: 90 min. Einführungstext Zum Beispiel Tantalos [Tantalos, for example] (1997) 8 Musik-Theater-Szenen im öffentlichen Raum [8 music-theatre-scenes in public space] text: Wolfgang Kindermann, stage director: Johannes C. Hoflehner 2 actors, 2 singers, 4 musicians fl, trp, viol, vc, tape, live-electronics premiere: Vienna 3.11.1997 duration: 80 min. Aller Tage Abend (4:58 min.) Petra Jeup, Rainer Stelzig, peakers, Alisa Pearson, Bartolo Musil, singers, Tantalos Ensemble; Christian Utz, conductor Vienna, studio recording, 12.11.1997 Der Mieter (6:00 min.) Einführungstext Lichtung [Glade] (1995) Music-Theatre after Christine Huber text: Christine Huber scenario: Johannes C. Hoflehner 3 actors, 8 musicians, live-electronics, 8-channel tape, slide projections, light design premiere: Vienna 22.03.1995 duration: 60 min. parts 1+2 (8:28 min.) produced at the institute of electroacoustics and experimental music Vienna released on the CD CONSERVED programme note Einführungstext Yes (1993) Scenic Monologue after James Joyce for actress, male singer, 2 instrumentalists, tape 2 slide projections, light design text: James Joyce premiere: Vienna 24.6.1993 duration: 40 min. part 8 radiophonic Version (4:59 min.) produced at the institute of electroacoustics and experimental music Vienna programme note Einführungstext


			05_satie_dekooning_48 (2005) SoundTextInstallation for 4 sound sources, PowerBook and paper after Erik Satie's Le Piège de Méduse premiere: Wien, BA-CA Kunstforum, March 3, 2005 excerpt. (voices: Mira Barakat, Lillie Chilen, Lauren Free, Geoffrey Hudson, Kate Lerner, George Milly, Alisa Pearson, Christian Utz) Einführungstext Lichtung (1997-99) audiovisual installation for 2 monitors, speaker, 1 musician, 1997 VHS, 2 tapes à 45 min. 1st perf.: Vienna, 3.6.1997 2nd perf.: Mürzzuschlag, 30.4.1998 3rd perf.: Darmstadt, 8.4.1999 parts 1+2 (8:28 min.) produced at the institute of electroacoustics and experimental music Vienna released on the CD CONSERVED (radiophonic verison) programme note Einführungstext Das demaskierte Universum [The unmasked Universe] (1997) Videoclip Hi8, duration: 7 min. Audio cf. concert version: part 5 (3:29 min.) Ensemble KlangArten, Thomas Dézsy, conductor programme note Einführungstext interjectionen (1997) a commentary electronic music text: Christine Huber, Helmut Schranz premiere (4-channel verison): Vienna 30.4.1997 duration: 6 min. part 1 (2:27 min.) Rainer Stelzig, speaker Einführungstext programme note text (© Christine Huber, Helmut Schranz) mosaic (1996) music for 2 samplers and computer in five phases collaboration with Raino Rapottnig premiere: Vienna 21.9.1996 duration: 20 – 35 min. part 1 (6:28 min.) in collaboration with Raino Rapottnig Raino Rapottnig, ensonic-sampler Christian Utz, K2000, MAX-programming Einführungstext die zelluloidleichen von Marrakesch (1996) music after William S. Burroughs for 2 musicians, voices and live-electronics text: William S. Burroughs premiere: Quedlinburg 8.6.1996, (viol, pno), Vienna 21.9.1996 (vc, pno) duration: 15 – 25 min. excerpt (5:14 min.) developed in collaboration with Matthias Graf Michael Moser, violoncello, Christian Utz: piano, MAX-programming Einführungstext time freeze, (1995/1996) electronic music text: Friedrich Hölderlin premiere (4-channel-version): Vienna, 21.9.1996 duration: 45 min. excerpt (6:32 min.) produced at the institute of electroacoustics and experimental music Vienna programme note Einführungstext Ludwigologie. Ein Exzerpt (1995) Game for female singer, loudspeaker, pianist and Bösendorfer-computerpiano text: 60 short excerpts in different languages by various authors premiere: Karlsruhe, 15.05.1995 duration: 20 min. final section (3:36 min.) Babette Dieterich, voice Jan Czajkovski: piano Christian Utz: computerpiano-programming programme note Einführungstext Lichtung [Glade] radiophonic version (1995) text: Christine Huber 1st broadcast (Stereo-Version): Ö1, Zeit-Ton, 01.06.1996 premiere (8-channel version): Vienna 25.06.1995 premiere (Stereo-Version): Vienna 24.04.1996 duration: 24 min. parts 1+2 (8:28 min.) produced at the institute of electroacoustics and experimental music Vienna released on the CD CONSERVED programme note Einführungstext Yes radiophonic Version (1994) text: James Joyce voices: Susa Paul, Bartolo Musil, instruments: Elisabeth Flunger, Hannes Löschel 1st broadcast: ORF-Kunstradio, 5.5.1994 duration: 37 min. part 8 (4:59 min.) produced at the institute of electroacoustics and experimental music Vienna programme note Einführungstext