3. KAMMERKONZERT

In the organizer's words:

FRANZ SCHUBERT Octet in F major D 803

JÖRG WIDMANN Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass

"Before Schubert's music, the tear falls from the eye without first questioning the soul: so unimageable and real it falls into us." With these words, the philosopher and music author Theodor W. Adorno described the unique effect of Franz Schubert's music, which becomes the motto of the 3rd chamber concert. "It was always clear to me that one day I would have to find my own personal answer to this musical world," said composer and clarinettist Jörg Widmann in an interview. Widmann has repeatedly made direct reference to Franz Schubert in his chamber music works, as in his Octet from 2004, which is directly inspired by Schubert's F major Octet composed 180 years earlier.

With the Octet for three wind and five string instruments, Schubert wanted to "pave the way for the great symphony". And so the work thrives on the variety and juxtaposition of intimate chamber music forms and orchestral grandeur that Widmann drew on in his work. With his reminiscences of Schubert's musical world, Widmann was able to build a bridge between the past and modernity in a unique way.