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Beat Furrer (born 6 December 1954) is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth. Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated to Vienna in 1975 to pursue studies with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (composition) and Otmar Suitner (conducting). In 1985 he co-founded what is now one of Europe's leading contemporary music ensembles, Klangforum Wien, which he still conducts. Recent awards and honors include the Music Prize of the City of Vienna in 2003 and the Golden Lion, for the monodrama "FAMA," at the 2006 Venice Biennale. In 2014 he was awarded with Grand Austrian State Prize. Since 1991, he has served as professor of composition at the Graz University of Music and Dramatic Arts. The 25th anniversary of the Klangforum Wien was celebrated in 2010 at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik with the premiere of his ''Xenos-Szenen'' for eight voices and ensemble.〔"Solche Musik stirbt nie", review in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 30 April 2010〕 ==Selected works== *''a due'' for viola and piano (1997) *''Aer'' for piano, clarinet and cello (1991) *''Begehren'' Musiktheater (2003) *''Die Blinden'', Chamber Opera in 1 act *''Chiaroscuro'' Für R.H.R., for orchestra *''Ensemble'' for 4 clarinets, 2 piano, vibraphone and marimbaphone *''Face de la chaleur'' for flute, clarinet, piano and orchestra in 4 groups *''Fama'' Opera in 8 Scenes (2004-2005) *''Für Alfred Schlee'' for string quartet *''Gaspra'' for ensemble *''Illuminations'' for soprano and chamber ensemble *''Madrigal'' for orchestra *''Narcissus'', Opera in 6 Scenes *''Narcissus-Fragment'' for 2 narrators and 26 players *''Nuun'' for 2 pianos and ensemble (1996) *''Phasma'' for solo piano (2002) *Piano Concerto (2007) *''Poemas'' for mezzo-soprano, guitar, piano and marimba (1984) *''Retour an Dich'' for violin, cello and piano (1986) *''Risonanze'' for orchestra in 3 groups *''Schleedoyer I'' for string quartet *''spur'' für Klavier und Streichquartett (1998) *String Quartet No.1 (1984) *String Quartet No.2 *String Quartet No.3 (2004) *''Studie 2 – a un moment de terre perdue'' for ensemble *''Studie – Übermalung'' for large orchestra *''Tiro mis tristes redes'' for orchestra *''Trio'' for flute, oboe or saxophone and clarinet *''Ultimi cori'' for mixed chorus and 3 percussionists *''Voicelessness. The Snow Has No Voice'' for piano (1986) *''Wie diese Stimmen'' for 2 cellos *''Konzert für Klavier und Ensemble'' for piano and ensemble (2008) *''lotófagos II'' for two sopranos and ensemble based on texts by Händl Klaus and Antonio Machado (2008) *''Xenos'' for ensemble (2008) *''Wüstenbuch'' Opera (2010) *''linea dell’orizzonte'' for ensemble (2012) *''La bianca notte'' for soprano, baritone and ensemble based on texts by Dino Campana and Sibilla Aleramo (2013) *''Canti della tenebra'' for mezzo-soprano and ensemble based on texts by Dino Campana (2014) *''La bianca notte'' Opera (2015) *''Enigma Cycle'' (Enigma I-VII) for mixed choir a capella (2007-2015) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beat Furrer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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