Composer Erik Lotichius (1929-2015) chose not to be part of the prevailing atonal avant-garde of his time. Instead, he had his own vision of innovation and inspiration. He found much pleasure in tonal compositions, creating serious works as well as lighter genres such as musicals and chansons. In addition, he accompanied children’s theatre groups. Lotichius also published scholarly music theory works and taught at the Sweelinck Academy. In this Chronicle, we present a small collection of works by this quirky composer.
1. La Minime.
Carl Rosman, clarinet. Arno van der Vuurst, cello. Hanna Shybayeva, piano.
2a. Das Lied vom Freudenmädchen. b. Am Grunde der Moldau.
c. Gegen Verfuhrung. d. Erinnerung an die Maria (alle: B. Brecht).
e. Malagueña (F. Garcia Lorca). f. Chanson (J. Prévert).
Caren van Oijen, mezzo-soprano. Alessandro Misciasci, piano.
3. Anaitalrax: 4. Allegrissimo, 11. Vivace, 3. Andante en 6. Ragtime.
Ralph van Raat, piano.
4. String quartet no. 7: Allegro non troppo, Andante con moto.
Zephyr String Quartet:
Belinda Gehlert & Emily Tulloch, violin. Jason Thomas, viola. Hilary Kleinig, cello.
5. Concerto for piano, three saxophones and string orchestra no.2.
Eliane Rodrigues, piano. Rudy Haemers, Karla van Loo & Maria Liekens, saxophone.
Prima la Musica conducted by Dirk Vermeulen.
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