{"product_id":"alf-98-ep14796","title":"For Wols (It's all over) - Four Pieces for Piano","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor Wols (It's all over) - Four Pieces for Piano (Book)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy Bernd Franke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For Wols” was written in 1991 at the suggestion of the Cologne pianist Michael Graubner and commissioned by the Düsseldorf Tonhalle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe premiere took place in Düsseldorf in 1993, and in 1994 “For Wols” was produced by Hessian Radio. “For Wols” was produced by Hessischer Rundfunk in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dedication and subtitle of these four pieces for piano refer to the restless and tragic life as well as various works of the great German abstract painter Wols, who was born Wolfgang Schulze in Berlin in 1913, grew up in Dresden and died prematurely, aged just 38, completely impoverished in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManfred H. Wenninger, excerpt from a portrait programme on Hessischer Rundfunk in 1996:\u003cbr\u003e“‘For Wols (It's all over)’ is an endgame. But it doesn't lead to a decision like in chess or football game; ‘endgame’ would be better understood here in Beckett's sense, as an ‘old endgame that has always been lost’. Development takes place here, if at all, only in the smallest, often stuttering dimensions, tending to freeze into a point without development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, the ultimate opposition: two opposing voices in widely splayed positions. In an apparent contradiction of seeming static and violent outburst, the two inspiring starting points to which the title alludes are found: the paintings of the painter Wolfgang Schulze, whose abstract works Franke describes as partly filigree-silent, partly violently expressive; as well as Franke's thoughts and feelings during the Gulf War.”\u003c\/p\u003eThis product is Printed on Demand and may take several weeks to fulfill. Please order from your favorite retailer.\u003cb\u003eItem No:\u003c\/b\u003e    98-EP14796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e    Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e    Edition Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLevel:\u003c\/b\u003e    Intermediate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/b\u003e    English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/b\u003e    2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ALFRED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67732186038463,"sku":"ALF EP14796","price":15.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1335\/9063\/files\/98-EP14796.jpg?v=1792731458","url":"https:\/\/www.imaginethismusic.com\/products\/alf-98-ep14796","provider":"Imagine This Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}