Although Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas has been active since about 1980, he didn't garner attention for his work until after the turn of the 21st century. On the surface, Haas is a composer who utilizes microtones extensively, but he dislikes such characterization, as he has stated, "I am not really comfortable with being pigeonholed as a ‘microtonal composer’. Primarily, I am a composer, free to use the means needed for my music." Neos'
Georg Friedrich Haas: Works for Ensemble includes three pieces, starting with Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich… (Who, If I Cried Out, Would Hear Me…, 1993), which functions like a percussion concerto, and …aus freier Lust…verbunden… (…from free desire…connected…, 1994-1996), which consists of a few parts (bass flute, bass clarinet, and two percussionists) extracted from a larger score entitled Concord of free beings. The disc is closed out by a 2008 work entitled …und… (…and…) for chamber orchestra combined with some electronic tracks. Haas' music is performed by
Collegium Novum Zürich under the direction of
Enno Poppe, with Martin Lorenz as solo percussionist.