Fünf Phantasiestücke

Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin in 1923, but was forced to emigrate via Ecuador to New York in 1939 because of her Jewish descent. In 2006 she returned to the city where she was born. Fünf Phantasiestücke, composed in 2012/13 for a small mixed ensemble consisting of oboe, violin, viola and violoncello, draws its appeal from the broad spectrum of emotions, feelings and states described musically in a minimum of time: Unruhig [Anxious] – Schwebend [Floating] – Munter [Lively] – Wie im Traum [Like a Dream] – Spielerisch [Playful] are the headings of the individual sections. Pieces as colourful as life: They are bursting with ingenuity and vital energy, coupled with a healthy dose of humour.