Martin Lotz

Op 10 Violinconcerto “Katharsis”

marlotz — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:53:20 +0000

Composed in 2025/26, Katharsis is a concerto for solo violin and chamber orchestra with a duration of approximately 25 minutes. The work unfolds in three connected parts, forming a continuous dramatic arc: I. Respirando / Andante (bars 1–182)II. Dissolvendosi / Largo (bars 183–302)III. Introverso / Larghetto (bars 303–414) The concerto is built on a consciously restrained tempo framework. Its tension does not arise …

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New Violin Concerto | Current Stage of Composition

marlotz — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:50:52 +0000

This video presents an excerpt from my current work Op. 10 – Violin Concerto. It represents the present stage of the composition, based on the orchestral score and audio rendering. The piece is rooted in a personal phase of reflection and reorientation — musically exploring stability, motion, and release. While the orchestration and dynamics are …

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New: Vers le silence – Concerto for Piano & Orchestra (2025)

marlotz — Sat, 10 May 2025 11:17:07 +0000

I’m excited to share my latest work: Vers le silence, a 16-minute concerto for piano and orchestra in free tonality. The piece unfolds without a traditional form, following an organic dramaturgy—from floating stillness through rhythmic intensifications to a quiet dissolution. It’s a deeply personal work, developed outside of formal academic training, driven by a passion …

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New compositon: Piano trio

marlotz — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:16:06 +0000

The work – created in 2023 – is a 13-minute composition for piano, violin and cello, beginning in A major. The work consists of three parts and begins with a piano intro, which is followed by a highly dynamic and strictly harmonic interplay of all three instruments. In part two, the cello initially dominates in …

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Performance of “Sinfonietta for Stringquintett – Disput” on the “International Piano Competition & Festival MozArte 2022” in Aachen

marlotz — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 19:59:34 +0000

I am happy to announce that my work “Sinfonietta for string quintet – Disput” was premiered at the festival “International Piano Competition & Festival MozArte 2022“ on September 09, 2022. Many thanks to the organizers of the “International Piano Competition & Festival MozArte 2022” and to the “Festival Strings”, the players of the concert. “Sinfonietta …

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OP 6 update – Sinfoniette for string quintett

marlotz — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 20:52:55 +0000

I have just rewritten my piece “Sinfonietta for string orchestra, flute and clarinet” into a piece for stringquintet (violin 1+2, viola, cello, bass). Here is an excerpt on the sheet music. For more information and music sheet please contact me. Martin Lotz | contemporary music composition

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Sinfonietta for string orchestra, clarinet and flute – Passion in a terrible time

marlotz — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:04:52 +0000

The piece was composed in the January/February 2022 under the impression of the long-lasting pandemic and the new frightening Eastern European state-terrorist aggressions for which there is no excuse. Which cause unspeakable suffering and destruction in Ukraine.We perceive a world in obvious flux. Many certainties are being questioned, many uncertainties are emerging. A world supposedly …

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Sinfonietta per quintetto d’archi e clarinetto – Dispute

marlotz — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 20:49:13 +0000

Op 4 – Sinfonietta per quintetto d’archi e clarinetto – Dispute My fourth classical composition: “Sinfonietta per quintetto d’archi e clarinetto – Dispute”. It is a 12 minute work for string quintet (2 violins, viola, cello contrabass) and clarinet. This piece of music is a version of my own composition “Sinfonietta per orchestra – Dispute” …

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“Quasi una sonata” for 12 player chamber ensemble by Martin Lotz

marlotz — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:45:01 +0000

The exclusive and complex composition offers a variety of tempos and moods, just as much dynamism and is inspired by composers of the late Romantic period such as Nikolai Miaskovsky, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Gustav Mahler and others. It also offers the balanced sound of a classical orchestra, reduced to a 12-16 player chamber orchestra. The …

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Music for chamber ensemble – quasi una sonata – in progress

marlotz — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:58:07 +0000

Chamber ensemble instrumentation: Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Flute, Clarinette, Gran casa & Cymbal. Auditory impression: Martin Lotz | contemporary music composition

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