Alluvion

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7:00.  Two marimbas.

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First performance:  20 September, Zug –  Raphael Christen and Hans Patrick Surek (marimbas)

As a composer, one always seizes opportunities to compose for virtuoso and multi-talented musicians such as the marimbists Raphael Christen and Hans Patrick Surek. “Alluvion” demands everything from the two mallet-wizards: As the title already indicates (“Alluvion” refers to the flowing of water against a shore), waves of arpeggiated chords break in on the listeners in an unstoppable unfolding at the outset. Only after the two of them have explored every register of the marimba a calmer middle section allows for a short respite – but it is only the calm before the storm before the waves return and bring “Alluvion” to its deserved and thrilling finale.

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