Thomas Larcher
Born in Austria in 1963, Thomas Larcher has been, for a large part of his career, as much in demand as a pianist as for his compositions. He has written, “My roots lie in performance, and in decades of imprinting through the music and formal ideas of the classics. My music is communicative: it challenges the attentive listener but is meant to be readily intelligible in concert.” His work does indeed sound like it’s informed by the broadest understanding of Western musical traditions. Larcher developed a style that unselfconsciously acknowledges and brings together the most rigorous aspects of Darmstadt-style modernism with elements of the new simplicity and holy minimalism, as exemplified by composers such as Silvestrov and Pärt. His harmonic and gestural language can be modernist, but his pieces are constructed with enough repetition and transparency that it’s possible to grasp them on first hearing.
Important works include the concertos Still, for viola and chamber orchestra, and Hier, Heute for cello and orchestra; three string quartets; and the vocal piece My Illness is the Medicine I Need, with texts taken from a Benetton "Colors" magazine.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Johannes Kalitzke: Vier Toteninseln
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Thomas E. Bauer, Thomas Larcher, Johannes Kalitzke, Stadler Quartett
Classical - Released by KAIROS on 1/07/2007
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Bach, Chopin, Fauré: Chonguri
Thomas Demenga, Thomas Larcher, Teodoro Anzellotti
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 1/01/2006
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Hanns Eisler: Ernste Gesänge: Lieder with piano
Matthias Goerne, Thomas Larcher, Ensemble Resonanz
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 23/09/2013
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Thomas Larcher: Madhares
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 16/04/2010
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Naunz
Thomas Larcher, Thomas Demenga, Erich Höbarth
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 10/09/2001
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Tartini, Rochberg, Dallapiccola: Elogio Per Un'Ombra
Michelle Makarski, Thomas Larcher
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 23/10/2000
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Ixxu
Thomas Larcher, Rosamunde Quartett
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 5/09/2006
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Holliger: Lieder ohne Worte
Thomas Zehetmair, Thomas Larcher, Ursula Holliger
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 1/09/1997
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Donaueschinger Musiktage 2008
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on 22/02/2011
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Schönberg, Schubert: Klavierstücke
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on 1/01/1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo