Musik unserer Zeit

The starting point was the collected letters of Vincent van Gogh. In spite of the tragedies for which van Gogh is best known, his letters are filled with joyous exuberance for the practical considerat...

Jon Lord dedicated the Suite for string orchestra to Sir Malcolm Arnold who is portrayed in the first movement. Another two musical pictures (his mother and an old friend) make the study of analogies...

Dirigier- und Studienpartitur

When asked what the theme of his play was, Wilde answered 'That we should treat all trivial things in life very seriously, and all serious things in life with a sincere and studied triviality. Gerald...

When asked what the theme of his play was, Wilde answered 'That we should treat all trivial things in life very seriously, and all serious things in life with a sincere and studied triviality. Gerald...

King Leontes Eifersuchtsanfall führt zum Tod seiner ergebenen Ehefrau Hermione, kurz nachdem sie geboren hat. Leontes will das Baby töten lassen, doch viele Jahre später kommt die Wahrheit wie ein Kro...

King Leontes Eifersuchtsanfall führt zum Tod seiner ergebenen Ehefrau Hermione, kurz nachdem sie geboren hat. Leontes will das Baby töten lassen, doch viele Jahre später kommt die Wahrheit wie ein Kro...

Oper in zwei Teilen

Oper in zwei Teilen

Libretto nach Gozzi von Heinz von Cramer.

Libretto nach Gozzi von Heinz von Cramer.

Shchedrin has turned these well-known piano pieces into contemporary orchestral works without losing any of their verve and flavour. The transcriptions are based on movements in A minor, and in D majo...

Shchedrin has turned these well-known piano pieces into contemporary orchestral works without losing any of their verve and flavour. The transcriptions are based on movements in A minor, and in D majo...

As one of Wales' leading young composers, Huw Watkins was the ideal choice to write a new work to mark the 60th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales. The choice of work was an easy one for Watkins who...

As one of Wales' leading young composers, Huw Watkins was the ideal choice to write a new work to mark the 60th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales. The choice of work was an easy one for Watkins who...

This short work (4 minutes) was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral for their National Millennium Service for England and has since become popular with choirs everywhere. It ca...

On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of t...

On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of t...

Anrührend schöne Streicherklänge, aus denen sich eine Solobratsche klagend heraushebt - so beginnt die Trauermusik, die Hindemith anlässlich des plötzlichen Todes von König Georg V. in London komponie...