05/02/2012

Now available from WERGO

For 50 th Anniversary - 5 CDs from 5 Decades- For the past 50 years, WERGO has followed the motto, “Quality Instead of Quan­tity”. This has made the label (with its title derived from the name of its founder, WER ner GO ldschmidt) an international seal of approval for works ...

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10/31/2011

DVD-Neuerscheinung bei WERGO

Maulwerke - film version - vokal composition by Dieter Schnebel - The DVD for the first time presents the vocal composition “Maulwerke” by Dieter Schnebel completely in its different stages defined by Schnebel as relevant to the work: from the process of development by the performing ...

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10/24/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 6/2011 online

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA As orchestras continue to focus on innovation in the concert hall, chamber orchestra repertoire is increasingly becoming a fixture in concert programming. Perhaps one reason for this is clear: a smaller, more nimble ensemble opens up endless possibilities for alternative ...

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03/14/2011

Work of the Week - Dieter Schnebel: "behütet..." - Psalm 121

The Salzburg Biennale celebrates its second anniversary this year with four weekends in March dedicated to composers. The third of these weekends, March 18th through March 20th, is dedicated to Dieter Schnebel. On March 19th in Salzburg’s Christuskirche, the Schola Heidelberg choir, conducted ...

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02/22/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 2/2011 online

THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING OPERA p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-7: World Premières: Bernard Rands: Vincent · Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest · Wilfried Hiller: Kaddisch für David Stahl · Kamran Ince: The Invasion · Christian Jost: Symphonische Toccata ...

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03/22/2010

Work of the Week - Dieter Schnebel: "Mild und leise..."

On the 22nd March 2010, Schnebel's "Mild und leise..." , a setting of poems by Ingeborg Bachmann for alto voice and ensemble will receive its world premiere at the Universität der Künste in Berlin as part of the MaerzMusik festival. The new work, along with Schnebel’s previous ...

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02/19/2010

schott aktuell - the journal 2/2010 online

Cityscapes in Music Contents: p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-7: World Premieres: Fazil Say: Istanbul Symphony in Dortmund (D) · Victor Kissine: Post-Scriptum in San Francisco, CA · Alvin Singleton: Almost a Boogie in Brookline, MA · Peteris Vasks: Credo in Bremen (D) ...

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02/08/2010

Either/Or Chaya Czernowin Two-Night Festival

As a follow up to the successful Either/Or Lachenmann Festival of 2008, Israeli composer Chaya Czernowin joins Either/Or for a two-day festival on February 25 and 26 which includes a lecture and discussion with the composer as well as the first-ever concert dedicated solely to her music in New York. ...

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12/24/2009

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2010 online

The Tragic Muse in Opera Contents: p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-7: World Premières: Peter Eötvös: Die Tragödie des Teufels in Munich (D) · Carl Orff: Gisei - Das Opfer in Darmstadt (D) · Aribert Reimann: Medea in Vienna (A) · Gavin Bryars:  The third light in Antwerp ...

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10/13/2009

Chaya Czernowin Featured at New England Conservatory

On October 19 the New England Conservatory presents an evening of the music of Chaya Czernowin led by Stephen Drury. Taking place at NEC's Jordan Hall, the program features Czernowin's works The hour glass bleeds still for string sextet, her nonet Afatsim for mixed ensemble, and Drift for ensemble. ...

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