Klaus Huber, Katharina Rikus, Walter Grimmer, Max Engel, Hugo Noth, Michael Pattmann - Klaus Huber at Work

How does someone become a composer? Klaus Huber, one of the most important composers of the second half of the 20th century, answers this question to his 12-year-old grandson with simple and vivid images. Barbara Eckle�s fi lm offers a fascinating insight into Huber�s compositional thinking and also sheds light on his family background in a relaxed way, bringing him closer to the viewer on a human level. The documentary focuses on the commented rehearsal work for the chamber version of the 2002 masterpiece �Die Seele muss vom Reittier steigen� (The soul must come down from the mount), based on a text by the Palestinian Mahmoud Darwish. Huber�s daughter Katharina Rikus sings and speaks the Arabic solo part, while the cello dialogues with its historical relative, the barytone. A complete reproduction of the work rounds off the documentation.