Psalm 130 for Alto and Orchestra
Aus tiefer Not 1990
Friedhelm Rentzsch, long a cellist in the Dresden Philharmonic, set Psalm 130, whose character of penitence is especially impressive here, through the reduction of the musical forces to a solo alto with orchestral accompaniment, and this in a most unique, urgent manner. Through the addition of a sombre text by Erich Arendt the subective manner of the song is placed in a worldly context encompassing all periods of time. Repeatedly, passages of a quiet character alternate with tutti phases which sometimes climax to passages employing clusters.
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Friedhelm Rentzsch
| 1955-2004Musical career: Born in Dresden in 1955 1968-73 Attended the Dresden Special Music School, majoring in violoncello 1973-78 Studied composition and violoncello at the Dresden Academy of Music 1978 Member of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1990 active as a baroque cellist in addition to his orchestral duties Since 1975 continuous compositional work from solo instrumentation to orchestral works Personal details