07/09/2008

Work of the Week - Heinz Holliger: Ardeur noire

On 12 July, The Zurich Festival 2008 will present the world premiere of Heinz Holliger's new work, Ardeur noire d'après Claude Debussy . The composer himself will conduct the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich and the Swiss Chamber Choir with soloists Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Brigitte ...

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09/03/2007

Work of the Week - Arnold Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces op 19

Arnold Schoenberg's 6 Little Piano Pieces op 19 (1911) are compositions of extraordinary aphoristic brevity and are particularly characteristic of Schoenberg and his early period of free atonality. Each movement has a specific mood expressing the musical substance in a highly condensed form: 'My ...

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08/18/2007

schott aktuell - the journal 5/2007 online

  Download complete issue (PDF, 1.3 MB)   FILM MUSIC IN CONCERT Contents: p. 2-5: World premieres, Henri Dutilleux Le temps du horloge in Matsumoto - Peter Eötvös Seven in Lucerne ...

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06/14/2007

schott aktuell - the journal 4/2007 online

  Download complete issue (PDF 1.2 MB)   Summer Music Festivals Issue Contents: p. 2-5: Schott Composers at Summer Music Festivals, Carl Orff - Herbert Willi - Krzysztof Penderecki - Heinz Holliger ...

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04/27/2007

schott aktuell 3/2007 online

    Download complete issue (PDF, 3 MB)   Contents: pp. 2-3: World Premières, e.g. Peter Maxwell Davies: Das Rauschende der Farbe - Enjott Schneider: Hiob - Huw Watkins: In my craft ...

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04/11/2007

Zurich Festival Prize for Heinz Holliger

Heinz Holliger (photo: Patrick Deslarzes) The inaugural Zurich Festival Prize will be awarded during the 2007 Zurich Festival, and is presented for outstanding artistic achievement for the festival. The ...

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01/29/2007

Peter Eötvös receives Frankfurt Music Prize 2007

  Peter Eötvös; photo: Istvan Huszti Conductor, composer and teacher - Peter Eötvös successfully combines all three in one person. As a conductor ...

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