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b. 1952 English composer and conductor Knussen gained initial public attention at 15 conducting his own First Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra. He then studied composition in the US, achieving success not long after his return with the fantasy operas Where the Wild Things Are (1979–83) and Higglety Pigglety Pop! (1984–85), based on the children’s books by Maurice ...

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• Brass

its introduction in the eighteenth century. Aside from the famous concertos by Mozart, there are works by Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), Beethoven, Haydn, Strauss, Oliver Knussen (b. 1952), György Ligeti (b. 1923) and Britten. One of the horn’s most striking characteristics is its timbral variety. It is a great partner for the voice, as well ...

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• Contemporary Classical

for inspiration with Arianna, a recomposition of a lost opera by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643). Recommended Recording: Piano Concerto, op. 33, Peter Serkin, London Sinfonietta (cond) Oliver Knussen (NMC) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Henryk Górecki | Contemporary | Classical ...

• Personalities
• Classical
• Composer
• Contemporary Classical

without doubt the first composer active beyond the age of 100. Recommended Recording: Concerto for Orchestra, Violin Concerto, Three Occasions, Ole Böhn, London Sinfonietta (cond) Oliver Knussen (EMI/Warner) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | George Crumb | Contemporary | Classical ...

• Personalities
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• Composer
• Contemporary Classical

b. 1960 English composer Turnage studied with Knussen at the Royal College of Music and later at the Tanglewood Music Center with Henze, who secured for him his first operatic commission for Greek, a setting of Steven Berkoff’s modern retelling of the Oedipus myth in London’s East End. Like his first major orchestral work, Night Dances (1980–81), much ...

• Personalities
• Classical
• Composer
• Contemporary Classical

popular and folk traditions from around the world. Recommended Recording: Die Stücke der Windrose, Schönberg Ensemble (cond) Reinbert de Leeuw (Montaigne) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Oliver Knussen | Contemporary | Classical ...