York Höller

In the introduction to the piece, dedicated to Michael Faust, the flute scans a striking tonal figure in the style of a free sound speech. In the main section, Höller makes use of the second meaning o...

These pieces for piano were written during the composer's intensive investigation of the 12-tone technique of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. Höller describes his short piano pieces as 'the first valid r...

These pieces for piano were written during the composer's intensive investigation of the 12-tone technique of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. Höller describes his short piano pieces as 'the first valid r...

The special role that the piano takes in York Höller's oeuvre is the result of his life story. As a sixteen-year-old aspiring pianist, he made his debut with one of his own compositions. He supplement...

Between 1995 and 2003 the composer York Höller from Cologne created 14 highly demanding piano pieces which are not only tone pictures, but also compositional reflections on persons personally close to...

The work was commissioned by the Schwetzingen Mozart Festival at the suggestion of clarinetist Nikolaus Friedrich who wished to enrich the rather meagre repertoire for basset clarinet. This edition co...

The work was commissioned by the Schwetzingen Mozart Festival at the suggestion of clarinetist Nikolaus Friedrich who wished to enrich the rather meagre repertoire for basset clarinet. This edition co...

York Höller's epoch-spanning sound panorama allows to experience the multiple layers of Bulgakov's novel with all senses: the crazy magic of the devil's pack, the crime-and-punishment theme revolving...

The title Fanal (from the Greek, 'phanos', a beacon) refers to the image of a a 'fiery beacon'which forms the idea behind the work. The musical language - particularly at the work's opening - resemble...

HPS 1316

By the associative-metaphorical title York Höller refers to the determinants of his oeuvre. These references change in various ways and are to be understood in terms of both space (the graphic develop...

By the associative-metaphorical title York Höller refers to the determinants of his oeuvre. These references change in various ways and are to be understood in terms of both space (the graphic develop...