New Music By Karlheinz Essl

Performed by Wolfgang Kogert on the organ of the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna, Austria. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html A retrogressively composed piece for organ, commissioned by Pier Damiano Peretti, which refers to the palindrome "sator arepo" quoted by Anton Webern. The highly chromatic ricercar in six different temporal layers at the centre is flanked by contrapuntal canons and ethereal reed clusters. Score and more: https://essl.at/works/tenet-opera-rotas.html

Performed by Wolfgang Kogert on the organ of the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna, Austria. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html Music on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Anton Webern’s death in Mittersill, 15 September 2005. The transformation of his final twelve-tone series (allegedly noted down on a circular tabletop) into a computer-generated glockenspiel, transcribed for toy piano respectively organ. Score and more: https://essl.at/works/webernspielwerk.html

Performed by Wolfgang Kogert on the organ of the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna, Austria. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html The transformation of a piece for electric guitar and mezzosoprano that throws together quotes from Purcell’s operas “Oedipus” and “King Arthur” into a trio sonata of baroque appearance featuring a throbbing bass. An image of sound spanning a period of 300 years, telling a story of grief and comfort. Score and more: https://essl.at/works/purcell-puzzle.html

A meditative sound trip through “tenet opera rotas” using live electronics, embedded in the original acoustics of the Imperial Castle’s Court Chapel in Vienna. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html More information: https://essl.at/works/apres-lavant.html

Performed by Wolfgang Kogert on the organ of the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna, Austria. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html Palindromic-canonic variations on what is probably the most famous Christmas carol "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht). The score was punched into a tape that could be played in different directions on a mechanical musical clock. It was first adapted for toy piano, then, in collaboration with Wolfgang Kogert, for organ. Score and more: https://essl.at/works/listen-thing.html

A graphic score created for a performative collaboration with Harald Naegeli, the “Sprayer of Zurich”, is interpreted as an expressive duo for voice and organ. An imaginative exploration of the playing techniques offered by the mechanical organ and the potential of the human voice beyond the bel canto. Part of the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html

Performed by Wolfgang Kogert on the organ of the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna, Austria. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html The piece draws its strength from the interaction between constantly changing chord structures, whose harmonic components are made more or less audible by slowly pulling out the stops. Score and more: http://essl.at/works/unbestimmt.html

Performed by Wolfgang Kogert on the organ of the Hofburgkapelle in Vienna, Austria. Released on the album ORGANO/LOGICS (col legno 2023) https://essl.at/records/organologics.html A comment on Karl Hodina’s Viennese song “Hergott aus Sta”, written on the occasion of the inauguration of the giant organ at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. A piece of music whose shimmering harmonics are imbued with the chromatics of the original song, unfolding in a gradual process, like electronic music. Score and more: http://essl.at/works/herrgott.html

Binaural production - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Amsterdam between 10 and 12 May 2023. 1) Vondelpark in the evening 2) Platform of the M5 metro at the Central Station 3) Visitors of the Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum 4) Art lovers at the Stedelijk Museum Released: 13 May 2023

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Recorded on 27 April 2023 with a sculpture by Emmerich Weissenberger, commissioned by Martin Essl. Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes: 1) Unwrapping of the sculpture 2) Karlheinz and Martin improvising on the sculpture with different mallets 3) Rubbing and rolling walnuts found in the workspace 4) Playing with my hands on a vase by Nora Ruzsics Part of the work-in-progress H.E.A.D. (Hearing Entirely Artificial Dreams): https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html Released: 28 April 2023

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Jan 12th, 2023 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Jan 12th, 2023 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Dec 6th, 2022 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Three part improvisations on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Dec 15th, 2022 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Dec 6th, 2022 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Nov 10th, 2022 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIRUF0-OQmE

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Sep 28th, 2022 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Video: https://youtu.be/oejmpHsD0bE Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth and a small Behringer mixer, patched as a generative non-linear system with internal audio feedback. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time! Performed live on Sep 28th, 2022 at Studio kHz by Karlheinz Essl. Video: https://youtu.be/yXZsnIrMy7o Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Binaural production - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in 2019 and 2022 in different parts of the world: 1) tea ceremony at the Myoshin-ji Zen Temple in Kyoto, Japan 2) eating Sichuan food in an authentic restaurant in Vienna, Austra 3) a walk through Naschmarkt, the famous food market in Vienna, Austria 4) women cooking in the Thanjavur temple in Tamil Nadu, India Released: 26 Sep 2022

Binaural production - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded between 15 and 20 September 2022 on the island of Sardinia, Italy: 1) a street market in San Pantaleo 2) the port of the island La Maddalena 3) beach scenery at Spiaggia Mannena 4) water sprinklers at Hotel Airone Released: 22 Sep 2022 Info: https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html