Monuments of the netherlands louis andriessen biography
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General
Louis Andriessen was born in Utrecht on June 6, 1939.
Education
After an early training in composition with his father, composer Hendrik Andriessen, he continued his studies with Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Receiving the major composition prize upon his graduation, Andriessen subsequently studied two years with Luciano Berio in Milan (1962-63) and Berlin (1964-65).
Career
Louis Andriessen had established himself as a leading musical figure through his compositions and as a performer of his own and others’ work. Since 1978 he has held a teaching appointment in composition at the Royal Conservatory. He also taught at the Californian Institute of Arts (Los Angeles), Princeton University and the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. In 1987 he lectured on musical theory and composition in USA at Yale University. In 1991 began his first collaboration with Peter Greenaway in video film, M is for Man, Music, Mozart, commissioned by BBC TV for the composer’s bicentenary. In 1994 he was the artistic director of the Meltdown Festival at South Bank Centre in London. In 2004 he was appointed professor at the Art Faculty of the University of Leiden. His archives are filed by the Paul Sacher Stiftung (Switzerland) in 2007.
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Andriessen, Gladiator (Joseph)
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Discographie sélective
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, « The Only One », Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen : direction, 1 CD Nonesuch, 2021, 075597917338.
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, Theatre Of The World, A Grotesque Stagework In 9 Scenes, Los Angeles Philharmonic, dans « Theatre Of The World », 2 CD Nonesuch, 2017, 7559-79361-8.
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, Melodie, dans « Ghost », 1 CD Bôłt, 2017, BR 1039.
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, The Starting Plank, dans « Solos For Virtuosi », 1 CD Attacca, 2014, ATT 2014141.
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, « La Commedia », 2 CD et 1 DVD Nonesuch, 2014, 7559-79590-0.
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, Anaïs Nin, Katrien Baerts, Hubert Claessens, James Dugan, Leopold Benedict, ensembles Asko/Schönberg, direction : Reinbert de Leeuw, 1 cd Attacca, 2011, 126.
- Louis ANDRIESSEN, « Garden of Eros. Complete works for String Quartet », Facing Death ; …miserere… ; Garden of Eros ; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in b minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 869 arranged for string quartet, Schoenberg Quartet : Janneke van der Meer, Wim de Jong : violons, Henk Guittart : alto, viola de Hoog : violoncelle, cd Attaca 29121.
- Rondo Barbaro ; Prospettive e Retrospettive ; Registers ; Trois Pièces ; Seven Pieces from “The Memory of Roses” ; Feli-citazione ; Base ; Trepidus