*2022 Stock.* In Freundschaft features Suzanne Stephens performing three solo works for clarinet and basset-horn (alto clarinet). In Freundschaft (a 3-layer polyphony arranged for a single soloist) is a popular recital work, and has been arranged for many different instruments. It was written as a clarinet solo for woodwind player Suzanne Stephens for her birthday and was first premiered by her in 1978, though a flute version was performed earlier during Stephens' actual birthday celebration. In the following years, Stockhausen composed versions for many more instruments, including recorder, oboe, bassoon, basset horn, bass clarinet, horn, contra-bass, soprano saxophone, tuba, cello, violin, viola, trumpet, and trombone. For this reason, it's probably one of the most performed of Stockhausen's pieces, at least for solo recitals. - Stockhausenspace.blogspot.com