Enjott Schneider

Enjott Schneider

Born: May 25th, 1950
Country of origin: Germany

Upcoming:

Orbe rotundo
Conductor: Hayko Siemens
July 21st, 2012 | Herkulessaal der Residenz - München - Germany

Pavane
July 28th, 2012 | San Bartolomeo - Vesio - Italy

News

05/14/2012

Work of the Week - Enjott Schneider: At the Edge of Time

The Beijing Modern Music Festival 2012 opens on 19 May with the Chinese premiere of At the Edge of Time - Reflections on Mozart's Requiem KV 626 by Enjott Schneider who has been named as the festival’s Composer in Residence. The opening concert will be given by the China National Centre ...

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03/30/2012

Symphonic Poem on William Blake by Enjott Schneider in Taipei to be Premiered in Taipei

William Blake was a highly versatile universal genius – poet, painter, copper engraver and philosopher – who in the face of the rationally based Enlightenment put the worship of ecstasy, energy, intuition and imagination above all reason. He was inspired by a vision of the prophet Ezekiel as a child ...

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02/23/2012

schott aktuell - the journal 2/2012 online

Hymns and their close relations odes and dithyrambs provide artistic expression for mankind’s desire to celebrate and sublimate existence, liberating us from the limitations of everyday existence and lifting us towards universal and even transcendental principles. In ancient times, the hymn ...

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12/12/2011

Work of the Week - Enjott Schneider: Organ Symphony No. 11

Far from the usual hype that surrounds Christmas, Enjott Schneider's latest piece, Organ Symphony No. 11 , takes a more reflective view on the advent period. On Tuesday 13th December, organist Hans Leitner, to whom the work is dedicated, will give the world premiere at Munich’s Frauendom. ...

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11/27/2011

World première: Circulus vitiosus by Enjott Schneider

Enjott Schneider Circulus vitiosus for oboe and harpsichord (piano, organ) (2010) 5’ • 30 November 2011 · Munich (D) Wirtshaus im Schlachthof Albrecht Mayer, oboe Hansjörg Albrecht, harpsichord The term ’Circulus vitiosus’ or vicious circle is used to describe a system ...

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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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07/06/2011

Work of the Week - Enjott Schneider: Salaam

Enjott Schneider Salaam Symphony of Peace for four soloists (S/A/T/Bar), mixed chorus and orchestra (2011) After texts by Jalaladdin Rumi, Nâzım Hikmet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Fürst Pückler-Muskau as well as excerpts from the Qu'ran and Bible (Ger.) Commissioned by ...

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06/21/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 4/2011 online

MUSIC IN BLOOM Flowers and Gardens: although we all use the same words, their meaning and significance can be completely different depending on our cultural background. Some of you may bring to mind roses or snowdrops; our ancestors, however, used the word for cherry or plum blossoms. I agree ...

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05/11/2011

World Première: Organ Symphony No. 13 by Enjott Schneider

Enjott Schneider Organ Symphony No. 13 "Luna" (2011) 21' I New Moon– "The Dark Night of the Soul" - II Kali, Isis, Aphrodite – When Lunar Godesses Dance - III "Moon Night" – Elegy on a Lied by Robert Schumann - IV Full Moon. Ciaconia lunatica ...

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04/21/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 3/2011 online

21ST CENTURY CELLO CONCERTOS If you ask cellists about the special character of their instrument, they will above all enthuse about the cello’s extensive range and wide dynamic spectrum, taking in the sonorous ’masculine’ tone of the bass and the luminously bright timbre in the highest parts ...

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