Ultima 2020 - Oslo Sinfonietta & Hans Zender's Beethoven Interpretation

Destroy or celebrate? A Beethoven piano classic reconstructed

Oslo Sinfonietta Kulturkirken Jakob 18/9, 20.00 150/250 NOK

Oslo Sinfonietta Christian Eggen – conductor

Hans Zender: (2011/2019) 33 Veränderungen über 33 Veränderungen (New Version 2019 – A Composed Interpretation of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations)

Walking a line between respect and the urge to destroy in order to make new, much of Hans Zender’s work is a reinterpretation of iconic pieces from classical composers such as Haydn, Schubert, Schumann and Debussy. Now Oslo Sinfonietta tackle Zender’s , which takes Beethoven’s as its starting point. In composing this piece, Zender had to endure a balancing act between his love of the music and his urge to destroy it. He already viewed Beethoven’s original as a visionary work pointing the way forward from classical music and romanticism, towards a modern sensibility.33 Variations on 33 VariationsDiabelli Variations

While the Diabelli Variations are a solo piano work, Zender’s reconstruction for small ensemble almost entirely removes the instrument, and adds the distinctive sound of the accordion.

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(Photo: Anna Valeur)