Wolfgang Puschnig - Das Kirchlein von Tauern (Mostviertler Birnbeitlert; Quintett Windobona Quintet)

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Composer: Wolfgang Puschnig

1. Ouverture
2. In Kärnten, hoch über dem Ossiacher See
3. 1. Der Weg zum Teich
4. In diesem Dorf lebte auch ein junger Fischer
5. 2. Der Fischer und seine Frau
6. Jakob küsste seine Frau zum Abschied
7. 3. Wassermann, Abendruhe
8. 4A. Verführung; An jenem Tag
9. 4B. Empörung (Chor)
10. Schließlich erwachten die beiden
11. 5. Trennung, Hier bin ich wieder, liebste Frau
12. Und so blieb Jakob allein zurück
13. 6. Fischer, Klagelied
14. Nacht für Nacht ruderte Jakob hinaus auf den Teich
15. 7. Ablehnung, Die Nixe und der Fischer
16. Wütend gab Jakob
17. 8. Wassermann und Nixe
18. Die Nixe aber wollte den Befehl des Wassermanns nicht dulden
19. 8B. Du alter Narr, was willst Du mit den Menschen
20. 9. Flut, Beschwörung (Chor und Nixe)
21. 10. Katastrophe
22. Mit feurigen Augen
23. 10A. Katastrophe, Kommentar (Chor)
24. 11. Wassermann, Verbannung
25. Und als der Sturm sich beruhigt
26. 12A. Kirchlein (Chor)
27. Zwischenmusik
28. Viele, viele Jahre vergingen
29. 13. Schluss (Chor) Fleissig wårst, Diandle

Mostviertler Birnbeitlert

Quintett Windobona Quintet

Date: 2026

Label: Quinton Records / Galileo Music Communication

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To celebrate its 25th anniversary and composer Wolfgang Puschnig’s 70th birthday, Quinton Classical has released "Das Kirchlein von Tauern," an extraordinary contemporary chamber opera. Composed for the 2023 Carinthian Summer festival, the work showcases Puschnig—traditionally recognized as an international jazz saxophonist—as a sensitive musical dramatist. Based on an ancient Carinthian legend with a libretto by Antonio Fian, the tragic story explores love, guilt, and atonement. Musically, the production blends traditional folk elements with modern wind harmonies, shifting between standard German and regional dialect. This premiere recording highlights the label's ongoing commitment to bridging cultural folklore with sophisticated, genre-defying contemporary compositions.

Wolfgang Puschnig (born 1956) is an acclaimed Austrian jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator who has been a prominent figure in the European music scene since the mid-1970s. Best known as a co-founder of the influential Vienna Art Orchestra, Puschnig has built a distinguished career bridging avant-garde jazz with diverse international traditions. His notable collaborations span from American jazz luminaries like Carla Bley to traditional Korean percussion ensembles. Additionally, his innovative "Alpine Aspects" project famously merged jazz with Austrian alpine music. A professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, his cultural contributions have earned him numerous prestigious awards.

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