Title: Elegie Jorg Widmann Jorg Widmann (born 1973 in Munich) is one of the rapidly rising stars of contemporary music, very highly regarded as both composer and interpreter. After an acclaimed ECM debut as solo clarinettist last year in Erkki-Sven Tuur's concerto Noesis, now comes a portrait album that addresses both aspects of Widmann's creativity, the composer and the resourceful instrumentalist. Christoph Poppen conducts the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in two major works of broad scope - Messe for large orchestra, and Elegie for clarinet & orchestra. In between are the Funf Bruchstucke from 1997, fascinating miniatures that find Widmann the clarinettist in speeding dialogues with Heinz Holliger, the latter making a recorded debut as pianist. With large or small forces, these are powerful and profoundly musical performances. Jorg Widmann, who studied composition with Hans Werner Henze, Heiner Goebbels and Wolfgang Rihm has an expansive understanding of the structural and sound-colour possibilities of the music of our time. Few composers of his generation have received as many accolades and awards. His long list includes the Arnold Schoenberg Prize, the Claudio Abbado Composition Award, the Elise L. Stoeger Prize of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, New York, and more. In 2009 London's Wigmore Hall devoted several concerts to his music. As chamber musician Widmann performs regularly with partners including Andras Schiff, Tabea Zimmermann, Kim Kashkashian, and Helene Grimaud. As a soloist he has achieved great success with orchestras around the world and given premieres of major works by Wolfgang Rihm, Aribert Reimann and Heinz Holliger. Jorg Widmann (clarinette), Heinz Holliger (piano), Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Chirstoph Poppen (conductor) Titles   1. Messe (2006): Kyrie, Introitus, Monodia (Sequenza ad una voce) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 2. Messe (2006): Kyrie. Interludium I Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 3. Messe (2006): Kyrie. Contrapunctus I (a due voci) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 4. Messe (2006): Kyrie. Interludium II Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 5. Messe (2006): Kyrie. Contrapunctus II (a tre voci) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 6. Messe (2006): Kyrie. Interludium III Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 7. Messe (2006): Gloria. Antiphon (Echo-Choral) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 8. Messe (2006): Gloria. Contrapunctus III Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 9. Messe (2006): Crucifixus Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 10. Messe (2006): Et Resurrexit. Contrapunctus IV · Exodus Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen 11. Funf Bruchstucke (1997): I Au?erst langsam Jorg Widmann, Heinz Holliger 12. Funf Bruchstucke (1997): II Presto possibile Jorg Widmann, Heinz Holliger 13. Funf Bruchstucke (1997): III Sehr langsam, frei Jorg Widmann, Heinz Holliger 1:59 £0.79 14. Funf Bruchstucke (1997): IV Energiegeladen, sehr schnell Jorg Widmann, Heinz Holliger 15. Funf Bruchstucke (1997): V Achtel - 40 Jorg Widmann, Heinz Holliger 16. Elegie (2005) Jorg Widmann, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen