Ensemble Sortisatio is a quartet (viola, oboe/cor anglais, bassoon and guitar) founded by violist Matthias Sannemüller in 1992 in Leipzig, Germany. Its members are mostly soloists at the MDR Symphony Orchestra. They have specialized in contemporary classical music.
Formation The Ensemble Sortisatio was founded in 1992 by Matthias Sannemüller in the city of Leipzig. Sannemüller was a pupil from Dietmar Hallmann and member of the Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler.Ensemble Sortisatio In the Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum.
The name comes from the Sortisatio concept and refers to the casual combination of the instruments in the ensemble. The idea came from the composer Reiner Bredemeyer.
Members of the quartet are Walter Klingner (oboe and cor anglais), Axel Andrae (bassoon), Matthias Sannemüller (viola) and Thomas Blumenthal (guitar). They are mostly soloists at the MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig.
Sortisatio is today one of the most unusual ensembles in Germany.Musicarama 2009 It inspired many national and international composers to write for them. They have worked with Karl Ottomar Treibmann, Günter Neubert, Thomas Müller, Christian Münch, Thomas Buchholz, Steffen Schleiermacher, Thomas Christoph Heyde, Helmut Oehring, Gerd Domhardt and other German composers.
8 Pieces on Paul Klee The Swiss/Austrian Groupe Lacroix (Marianne Schroeder, John Wolf Brennan, Jean-Luc Darbellay, Christian Henking, Michael Schneider, Michael Radanovics and Alfons Karl Zwicker) and Thüring Bräm dedicated 8 Pieces on Paul Klee to the Anniversary of the Central German Broadcasting. This composers group attended a master class with the Russian musician Edison Denisov. The work after Paul Klee was first performed by the Ensemble in Germany and Switzerland. Hong Kong composer Chan Wing-wah dedicated a trio Oriental Garden on Paul Klee in Bern & Winterthur to the Ensemble Sortisatio. Chan invited them to Hong Kong in 2009.
Ensemble Sortisatio Sortisatios second record consists of compositions written by Michael Stöckigt, Reiner Bredemeyer, Gerd Sannemüller, Pēteris Vasks from Latvia, Thomas Böttger, Jean-Luc Darbellay from Switzerland, Helmut Bieler and Jean-Louis Petit from France.
Repertoire (Extract) The following works were specially composed for the Ensemble Sortisatio: ComposerWorkMichael StöckigtAspekte zu MozartReiner BredemeyerQuartett-Stücke 7 & Leipzig ein und LeipzigGerd SannemüllerDrei EssaysPeteris VasksDrei BlickeThomas BöttgerDanse oubliéeJean-Luc DarbellayQuartetto & SozusagenHelmut BielerSzenen für EnsembleJean-Louis PetitSortisatio lThüring BrämBesessenes MädchenMichael SchneiderShark Turtle RayMarianne SchroederWie der Klee vierblättrig wurde: QuartettJohn Wolf BrennanN-glAlfons Karl ZwickerTrauerndMichael RadanovicsEntweihte Sphinx, Die Sphinx gehtChristian WolffIn between Piece for 3 playersJohn Cage For 3 voicesSteffen SchleiermacherQuartett & Stockend FließendAntoine Beugerdie Stille, die ZeichenKarl Ottomar TreibmannConsort-Sonate & Kommen und GehenChristian Münchquartetto da capoGerd DomhardtOrpheus: Fragmente IIIHelmut OehringLethal Injektion & dersuGünter NeubertTriptychonWerner ThielemannHommage für Marc ChagallThomas BuchholzFluxion 111Helmut BielerSzenen für EnsembleAlfred Thomas MüllerProteusWilli VoglGrüne lnselnThomas Christoph HeydeAnsichtennetzPéter KőszeghyCrossoverCaspar René Hirschfeldquattro balli sorteggiati
Discography YearAlbumComposerInterpreterLabel20038 Pieces on Paul KleeGroupe LacroixEnsemble SortisatioCreative Works Records2004Ensemble SortisatioReiner Bredemeyer,Pēteris Vasks,Jean-Louis Petit a.o.Ensemble SortisatioQuerstand2009A Portrait Jean-Luc DarbellayMDR Symphony Orchestra,Ensemble Sortisatio,Leipziger Schlagzeugensemble,Leipziger Hornquartett,Fabio Luisi (dr)Claves Records
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