Look closely and youll see caterpillar tracks, those earthtreading ridges which allow the machine extra leverage to pummel the ground with unrelenting force a fitting visual metaphor for the music of german composer bernd alois zimmermann. Modest mussorgski boris godunow first version from. A guide to bernd alois zimmermanns music music the. Explore releases from bernd alois zimmermann at discogs. As a result of his individual style, it is hard to label his music as. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bernd alois zimmermann at the discogs marketplace. A composer of dark explosions turns 100 the new york times. Agp 10 features two works by one of the giants of 20th century music. Bernd alois zimmermann was born on 20 march 1918, in bliesheim near cologne, germany. Violin concertos by schumann and zimmermann digital. His schooling at the cologne musikhochschule was interrupted when he was drafted for military service in the early days of. A private school welcomed bernhard to give him his full first name where he encountered music. Bernd alois zimmermann s music and life had a tragic cast.
Bernd alois zimmermann the numbered improvisations. One of the most important german composers to emerge during the postworld war ii era, bernd alois zimmermann was born in the outskirts of cologne in 1918. Bernd alois zimmermann an essential and prophetic voice in 20thcentury music something a bit different this week, the first composer in this series who isnt around any more. Zimmermann unlimited streaming and hires download store. Four texts by bernd alois zimmermann with elaine r.
Zimmermann was elected as president of the german section of the iscm, resigned in 1957 when he failed to initiate a dialogue between composers of the older and the younger generation. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from bernd alois zimmermann. This is a work of the bernd alois zimmermann who arranged light music for radio and appeared as a. Bernd alois zimmermann music, videos, stats, and photos. Bernd alois zimmermann was born at bliesham near cologne on 20 march 1918. This is internet archive avant garde project installment agp10 bernd alois zimmerman. Composed by, other liner notes bernd alois zimmermann notes a1 ode to freedom in the form of a dance of death from the music to the radio play the numbered by elias canetti. Bernd alois zimmermann wikipedia republished wiki 2. His schooling at the cologne musikhochschule was interrupted when he was drafted for military service in the early days of the second world war.
As a result of his individual style, it is hard to label his music as avantgarde, serial or postmodern. Music for cello and piano for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Bernd alois zimmermann download high quality complete mp3 albums. Despite the stature of the composition, it has rarely been performed due to its considerable musical and technical demands.
Bernd alois zimmermann was trebly disadvantaged in his artistic development. Bernd alois zimmermann was born on 20 march 1918 in bliesheim near cologne. His music employs a wide range of methods including the. For the previous internet archive avant garde project installment, here for the next internet archive avant garde project installment, here. Kirill petrenko conducts stravinsky, zimmermann and. Bernd alois zimmermann 20 march 1918 10 august 1970 was a german composer. Zimmermann s work reflects this temporal simultaneity in its juxtaposition of multiple layers. Bernd alois zimmermann composer buy recordings presto. These pluralistic tendencies are already evident in his early ballet alagoana. Leila josefowicz, bernd alois zimmermann, hannu lintu violin concerto photoptosis music. Listen to intercomunicazione from bernd alois zimmermann s zimmermann. Listen to music from bernd alois zimmermann like 4 short studies. Leila josefowicz violin, anu komsi soprano, jeni packalen soprano, hilary summers contralto, peter tantsits tenor, ville rusanen baritone, juha uusitalo bass, finnish radio symphony orchestra, hannu lintu. Pdf four texts by bernd alois zimmermann with elaine r.
Aloys kontarsky piano, saschko gawriloff violin, siegfried palm cello. His brooding, teeming works anticipated postmodernism, and he committed suicide in 1970. Integrating these diverse demands into a coherent performance requires careful consideration of the various performance practice consequences. Leila josefowicz, bernd alois zimmermann, hannu lintu violin. On 10th august bernd alois zimmermann committed suicide. Subtitled lingual speech work, it sets a text that includes the latin liturgical mass for the dead and literary, philosophical, religious and. A performance guide to bernd alois zimmermanns trumpet. Thats a digger on the cover of this cd, but not just any digger. Bernd alois zimmermann in many ways, performing his symphonic works is an extremely lavish undertaking. Violin concertos by bernd alois zimmermann karl amadeus hartmann werner egk hans maile berlin radio symphony orchestra alexander sander. Take me to the internet archive avant garde project home, morpheus. Zimmermann, bernd alois listen online, download, sheet music. Nach dem abitur begann er 1937 zunachst eine ausbildung zum volkshochschullehrer, wechselte jedoch ein jahr spater an. The composers only completed opera was written from 1958 basing his own libretto on the original work by jakob michael reinhold lenz 17511792.
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