Description
A propos is a series of piano pieces that have been composed for different occasions.
A propos ... de Diabelli was created for Rudolf Buchbinder’s “Diabelli Project” in the Beethoven year 2020 and was also released on CD together with his recording of the Diabelli Variations. A propos … de Diabelli was commissioned by Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Brucknerhaus Linz, Philharmonie de Paris, Gulbenkian Foundation Lissabon, Klavierfestival Ruhr and the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zurich, kindly supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
A propos ... de raisins rouges, Johannes Maria Staud wrote in 2019 for the pianist Mathilde Hoursiangou as part of her project “Saiten-Tasten”, which is dedicated to researching playing techniques in the interior of the piano. A propos ... de raisins rouges was commissioned by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna for the project Saiten–Tasten by Mathilde Hoursiangou, kindly supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, the SKE-Fonds of the Austro Mechana and the Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria.
A propos … de nuages chassants is the third work in the series of A propos pieces for piano. The title refers to the brass quintet Jagende Wolken, blendendes Blau!, whose name in turn is taken from a poem by Arno Holz:
Aus grauem Himmel
sticht die Sonne.
Jagende Wolken, blendendes Blau!
Ins grüne Gras greift der Wind, die Silberweiden sträuben sich.
Plötzlich – still.
Auf einem jungen Erlenbaum
wiegen sich blinkende Tropfen!
[From a grey sky
the sun breaks through.
Racing clouds, dazzling blue!
Into the green grass reaches the wind, the silver willows bristle.
Suddenly – still.
On a young alder tree
shimmering drops sway!]
from: Arno Holz, Phantasus, Second Book, 1899
A propos … de nuages chassants was commissioned by Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb Salzburg.
EB 9370
1. … de Diabelli | 2. … de raisins rouges
2019 duration: 7′
EAN: 9790004188408
16 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / 89 g / stapled
EB 9370D
1. … de Diabelli | 2. … de raisins rouges
2019 duration: 7′
EAN: 9790004822678
17 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / digital edition
EB 9638
3. ... de nuages chassants
2025 duration: 5′
EAN: 9790004191316
8 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / 63 g / stapled
EB 9638D
3. ... de nuages chassants
2025 duration: 5′
EAN: 9790004824153
10 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / digital edition
Description
Description
A propos is a series of piano pieces that have been composed for different occasions.
A propos ... de Diabelli was created for Rudolf Buchbinder’s “Diabelli Project” in the Beethoven year 2020 and was also released on CD together with his recording of the Diabelli Variations. A propos … de Diabelli was commissioned by Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Brucknerhaus Linz, Philharmonie de Paris, Gulbenkian Foundation Lissabon, Klavierfestival Ruhr and the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zurich, kindly supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
A propos ... de raisins rouges, Johannes Maria Staud wrote in 2019 for the pianist Mathilde Hoursiangou as part of her project “Saiten-Tasten”, which is dedicated to researching playing techniques in the interior of the piano. A propos ... de raisins rouges was commissioned by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna for the project Saiten–Tasten by Mathilde Hoursiangou, kindly supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, the SKE-Fonds of the Austro Mechana and the Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria.
A propos … de nuages chassants is the third work in the series of A propos pieces for piano. The title refers to the brass quintet Jagende Wolken, blendendes Blau!, whose name in turn is taken from a poem by Arno Holz:
Aus grauem Himmel
sticht die Sonne.
Jagende Wolken, blendendes Blau!
Ins grüne Gras greift der Wind, die Silberweiden sträuben sich.
Plötzlich – still.
Auf einem jungen Erlenbaum
wiegen sich blinkende Tropfen!
[From a grey sky
the sun breaks through.
Racing clouds, dazzling blue!
Into the green grass reaches the wind, the silver willows bristle.
Suddenly – still.
On a young alder tree
shimmering drops sway!]
from: Arno Holz, Phantasus, Second Book, 1899
A propos … de nuages chassants was commissioned by Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb Salzburg.
Table of contents
| 1. | … de Diabelli | 3′ |
| 2. | … de raisins rouges | 4′ |
| 3. | … de nuages chassants | 5′ |
World premiere
World premiere of ... de Diabelli: Vienna/Austria, Musikverein, March 3, 2020
World premiere of ... de raisins rouges: Vienna/Austria (Wien Modern), November 18, 2019
World premiere of ... de nuages chassantsaus: Salzburg/Austria, Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb, February 13-19, 2026