KATHARINA ERNST – Kranetude

TROST | TR259 | LP+DL | 2024
The music for KRANETUDE, a performance by Florentina Holzinger that premiered in Berlin in June 2023, was composed by Katharina Ernst & Schne. The record documents and commemorates this unique performative étude, while also showcasing the autonomy of the musical composition.

The powerful composition for four drums and electronics, a collaboration between the artist and drummer Katharina Ernst and Schne, Florentina Holzinger’s longtime musical partner, forms the sonic foundation of this unique choreography. On Berlin’s Müggelsee, eight performers and a crane merge on the water to create a performance where mechanical precision and organic movement meet. Complex rhythmic structures guide the movement, creating a fascinating interplay between sound and action.

Recorded live at the Leisure & Pleasure Festival, on the 29th of June 2023 at Müggelsee, Berlin.

Katharina Ernst: Prepared Drumkit, Cymbals, Snare
Schne: Electronics, Synthesizers, Live Processing
Stina Fors: Gongs, Stones, Cymbals, Tamtam, Snare
Shiau-Shiuan Hung: Gran Cassa, Snare, Marimba
Judith Schwarz: Prepared Drumkit, Cymbals, Snare
Nettie Nüganen: Rigged Thunder Sheet
Sibylle Fischer: Conductor

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