Odyssey in four parts Text compilation by Christian Jost and Oliver Buslau for narrator, soprano, choir and orchestra Phoenix Resurrexit is a special work for me in many ways. Not only because the piece took around four years to complete, but also because during its creation, Phoenix Resurrexit revealed itself to be an infinite arsenal …
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Der schreiende Vogel
The Screaming Bird from ‘Seasons’ for cello and string orchestra
Der Zaubergarten – Concertino for violin and chamber orchestra
Sorcery, magic, myths, legends – these are the major themes of Baroque opera, expressing the longing of that era to indulge in the fantastical through the illusion of opera. This unmistakable parallel to our present day forms the basis for a profound compositional and thematic exploration of the themes and gestures of early music, which …
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Nocturnal Movements
2 pieces for piano and 13 instrumentalists
one small step
for orchestra The musical documentary drama PHÖNIX RESURREXIT – ODYSSEY IN 4 PARTS by Christian Jost, premiered in 2001, tells the story of creation from the perspective of astronauts’ experiences. ONE SMALL STEP, whose title refers to Neil Armstrong’s famous quote, thus represents a thematic connection to Jost’s large-scale PHÖNIX. Both works are linked by …
The End of the Game
for large orchestra
CocoonSymphony
Five stages of a journey into the inner self The history of music is also the history of the individual expanding into the realm of the fantastic. The individual experiences a journey that ultimately culminates in exaltation. Today, we are increasingly preoccupied with the fantastic for its own sake, as the ultimate personal trip, e.g. …
Astralis
for orchestra
Miserere
Sound study on the ‘Qui tollis’ from Mozart’s Mass in C minor, K. 427/417a At first, everything in me resisted: a new orchestral work with an audible reference to Mozart! When using quotations, the artistic difficulty lies in creating islands of quotation. The following must not happen: the composer writes his music, and at the …
Concerto for Orchestra
‘The modernity of my concerto for orchestra is woven into the fabric of a totally classical symphony orchestra. The sound of the orchestra, regardless of the soundscape in which it is expressed, continues to hold a strong fascination for me. That is something I am absolutely committed to.’ (Christian Jost) Christian Jost makes his contribution …