01/07/2013

Work of the Week - Wolfgang Fortner: Bluthochzeit

The premonition of a crime pervades from the very beginning of Wolfgang Fortner's lyric tragedy, Bluthochzeit ("Blood Wedding"). This new production by Christian von Götz of the opera adaptation of Federico García Lorca's Bodas de sangre will have its first night on 13 January ...

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12/15/2012

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2013 online

The first issue in 2013 is dedicated to composer Hans Werner Henze who has recently passed away. Next to a 10-page photo gallery, there are personal words by artists like Peter Maxwell Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Ingo Metzmacher and Christian Thielemann, whom we thank for their touching contributions. ...

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06/01/2012

In Memoriam Bruce MacCombie 1943-2012

We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Bruce MacCombie, American composer, educator and scholar of the highest order, following a long illness. Bruce MacCombie was 69 years old. A passionate composer and educator, Bruce MacCombie created a wide array of chamber and orchestral music ...

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11/26/2007

Work of the Week - Wolfgang Fortner: Carmen - Bizet Collagen

Last month on October 12, the music world celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wolfgang Fortner’s birth. In commemoration of the composer’s centenary, the Stuttgart State Opera and Stuttgart Ballet will perform Fortner’s Carmen - Bizet-Collagen on November 30.   One of Fortner's most ...

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09/13/2007

Wolfgang Fortner: 100th Anniversary of birth

12 October 2007 marks the 100th birthday of Wolfgang Fortner, a composer whose comprehensive oeuvre includes operas, ballets, orchestral, chamber and vocal music, and who, as a teacher, influenced a whole generation of composers. Among his students were Hans Werner Henze, Rudolf Kelterborn, Arghyris ...

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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 - Arnold Schönberg/Heinz ...

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06/26/2006

Hans Werner Henze - 80th Birthday on 1 July 2006

On behalf of the entire staff of Schott Music, we offer Hans Werner Henze our congratulations on the occasion of his 80th birthday on 1 July 2006. The Schott publishing house has accompanied him and his music for almost 60 years. During these six decades, he has created a unique oeuvre which represents ...

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