[01] Arioso – Hommage à Walter Levin 85, in Alban Bergs Manier (2009)* 03:09

Adagio (wooden mutes)

6 Moments musicaux op. 44 for string quartet (2005) – à mon fils 14:33

[02] I Invocatio [un fragment]. Con moto, passionato 01:23

[03] II Footfalls…– …mintha valaki jönne… Molto sostenuto 02:38

[04] III Capriccio. Ben ritmato 01:29

[05] IV In memoriam György Sebök. Mesto, pesante 03:27

[06] V … rappel des oiseaux … [l‘étude pour les harmoniques]. Léger, tendre, volatil – à Tabea Zimmermann 02:37

[07] VI Les Adieux [in Janáeks Manier]. Parlando, rubato 02:51

[08] Hommage à Jacob Obrecht (2004/2005) Sostenuto – Dedicated to János Bali * 04:29

Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky op. 28 for string quartet (1988/1989) 12:28

Dedicated to Wilfried Brennecke

[09] I Largo 00:33

[10] II Più andante 00:38

[11] III Sostenuto, quasi giusto 00:37

[12] IV Grave, molto sostenuto 00:34

[13] V (Fantasie über die Harmonien des Webern-Kanons). Presto 00:43

[14] VI (Canon a 4). Molto agitato 00:17

[15] VII Canon a 2 (frei nach op. 31/VI von Webern). Sehr fließend 00:34

[16] VIII Lento 00:36

[17] IX Largo 00:52

[18] X [Webern: Canon a 4 (op. 31/VI)]. Sehr fließend 00:27

[19] Xa A tempo (X Da Capo al fine) 00:57

[20] XI Sostenuto 02:04

[21] XII Sostenuto, quasi giusto 00:39

[22] XIII Sostenuto, con slancio 00:53

[23] XIV Disperato, vivo 00:49

[24] XV Arioso interrotto (di Endre Szervánszky). Larghetto 01:13

[25] Aus der Ferne V for string quartet (1999) Alfred Schlee in memoriam* 02:58

Öd und traurig – Dedicated to the Arditti Quartet

Hommage à Mihály András 12 Mikroludien für Streichquartett op. 13 (1977/1978) 11:12

Dedicated to the city of Witten

[26] I 00:48

[27] II (quasi allegretto) 00:24

[28] III 00:33

[29] IV Presto 00:15

[30] V Lontano, calmo, appena sentito 02:30

[31] VI 01:23

[32] VII 00:40

[33] VIII Con slancio 00:22

[34] IX 00:55

[35] X Molto agitato 00:32

[36] XI 01:45

[37] XII Leggiero, con moto, non dolce 00:48

[38] Aus der Ferne III for string quartet (1991) 02:55

For the 90th birthday of Alfred Schlee

String Quartet op. 1 (1959) – Dedicated to Marianne Stein 14:27

[39] I Poco agitato 01:16

[40] II Con moto 01:50

[41] III (Variationen) 03:09

[42] IV Con spirito 01:57

[43] V Molto ostinato 02:10

[44] VI Adagio 03:58

[45] Arioso – Hommage à Walter Levin 85, in Alban Bergs Manier (2009)* 03:02

Adagio (metallic mutes)

total time: 70:18

Athena Quartett

Saskia Viersen, violin 1 · Margherita Biederbick, violin 2

Miriam Götting, viola · Hannah Klein, viola [02–07] · Kathrin Bogensberger, violoncello

* World Premiere Recordings