Eberhard Schoener
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Eberhard Schoener is a German
composer
, conductor
, arranger, and keyboard player.
"My message is the music. The goal of my life is to create an original form of contemporary music in which the opera, jazz, ethnical and electronic music melt together. I believe in emotionality."
Eberhard Schoener crosses borderlines, leaves his past behind just to find his way back to it. He gets down to music without any pre-judgment, surrendering to any foreign or strange influences to create unerring bridges to follow his very personal direction. Eberhard Schoener's work is difficult to describe as there are too many completely diverse compositions and an array of projects and events. Such versatility is reflected in his Biography.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, arranger, and keyboard player.
"My message is the music. The goal of my life is to create an original form of contemporary music in which the opera, jazz, ethnical and electronic music melt together. I believe in emotionality."
Eberhard Schoener crosses borderlines, leaves his past behind just to find his way back to it. He gets down to music without any pre-judgment, surrendering to any foreign or strange influences to create unerring bridges to follow his very personal direction. Eberhard Schoener's work is difficult to describe as there are too many completely diverse compositions and an array of projects and events. Such versatility is reflected in his Biography.
Career
- 1958 Studies Violin at the Academy of Music in Detmold (Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie) under Professor Tibor Varga, chorister under Professor Eugen Pabst
- 1959 Scholarship at the Accademia Musicale ChigianaAccademia Musicale ChigianaThe Accademia Musicale Chigiana is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition...
in Siena, conducting class under Sergiu Celibidache and chamber music under Quintetto Chiagiano - 1960 First violin at the Bavarian State Opera House
- 1961 Foundation of the Munich Juvenile Symphony Orchester, known across the borders as "The Young Orchestra (Das junge Orchester)" in the ARD TV-series.
- 1964 Musical supervisor of the Bavarian Opera until 1968
- 1965 Foundation of the Munich Chamber Opera and since the artistic supervisor and conductor. Amongst others he conducted annual opera and concert performances at the Brunnenhof (Fountain-Courtyard) at the Residence Castle in Munich
- 1972 "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo PucciniGiacomo PucciniGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire...
as a public performance at the Olympic Games in Munich. - 1973 The chamber opera "La Zingara" for German public television (ZDF)
- 1974 Collaborates with Jon LordJon LordJonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
of Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
on WindowsWindows (Jon Lord album)Windows is a live album by Jon Lord and the German conductor and composer Eberhard Schoener; the music and the record are primarily credited to Lord...
and performance is televised also featuring David CoverdaleDavid CoverdaleDavid 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
, Glenn Hughes, and Pete YorkPete YorkPete York is a rock drummer who has been performing since the 1960s.-Early life:... - 1974 The opera "The Chief of the Theatre (Der Schauspieldirektor)" by W.A. Mozart music supervision and directed for television, starring Peter Ustinov as well as "The Bandmaster (Der Kapellmeister)" by Cimarosa. Both were published as a record through EMI-Classic.
- 1975 Conducts Hungarian Philharmonic for SarabandeSarabandeIn music, the sarabande is a dance in triple metre. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes in alternation...
album by Jon LordJon LordJonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
of Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre... - 1977 The fragment of an opera "Shakuntala" by Franz Schubert for the International Dance Theatre for German public television (ZDF).
- 1987 "Pop-Stars perform Brecht/Weill": A concert at the Theatre of Hamburg recorded for television (NDR) featuring Sting, Gianna NanniniGianna NanniniGianna Nannini is an Italian female singer-songwriter and pop musician. She may be best known for her 1986 song "Bello e Impossibile".-Personal life:...
and Jack BruceJack BruceJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
. - 1989 Third music-festival on the Island Elba with the performance of the opera "Mozart & Salieri".
Awards
| Date | Award |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Art Award |
| 1977 | Nominated for the German Album Award |
| 1977 | Ministry of the Interior Award for the Script "Rita or the Goldopera" |
| 1992 | BAMBI for Creativity |
| 1993 | TELESTAR of German Television |
Discography
| Album | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Box | 1969 | |
| Destruction of Harmony | 1971 | Electronic Music based on Bach |
| A Day's Lullaby | 1971 | |
| Meditation | 1973 | |
| Windows | 1974 | Collaboration with Jon Lord Jon Lord Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms... of Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre... , performed on live TV and released as album |
| Sarabande | 1975 | Conducts Hungarian Philharmonic for solo album by Jon Lord Jon Lord Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms... of Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre... |
| Bali Agúng | 1975 | |
| Music from Bali | 1976 | |
| Bastien and Bastienne | 1976 | |
| The Playwright Director | 1976 | |
| Trance-Formation | 1977 | |
| The Book | 1977 | |
| Flashback | 1978 | |
| Video Magic | 1978 | |
| Video Flashback | 1979 | Compilation: 5 tracks from 'Video Magic', and 2 each from 'Trance-Formation' and 'Flashback' |
| Events | 1980 | |
| Video Magic | 1981 | Compilation with same name as 1978 album: 4 tracks from that, plus 1 track from 'Trance-Formation', and 4 from 'Flashback' |
| Time Square | 1981 | |
| Eberhard Schoener with Sting, Andy Summers & Stewart Copeland of The Police | 1981 | Another compilation: 5 tracks from 'Flashback' and 2 from 'Video Magic' |
| Complicated Ladies | 1982 | |
| Spurensicherung | 1983 | |
| Sky Music / Mountain Music | 1984 | |
| 1985 Track Securing | 1985 | |
| Eberhard Schoener System | 1985 | |
| Eberhard Schoener / Sting / Andy Summers | 1986 | Yet another compilation - As 1978 'Video Magic' except 1 track is replaced with 1 from 'Flashback' |
| Bon Voyage | 1986 | |
| Video Flashback | 1988 | |
| The Heritage of the Guldenbergs | 1989 | |
| Eberhard Schoener, Sting, Andy Summers | 1986 | |
| Bali Symphony - Trance Mission | 1991 | |
| Why Don't You Answer | 1992 | |
| Harmonia Mundi | 1993 | |
| Time Cycle | 1994 | |
| Palazzo dell'Amore / Cold Genius | 1996 | |
| Film Music "Derrick" | 1998 | |
| Hey Mr. Gentleman | 1998 | |
| Potsdamer Platz - Heart of Berlin | 1988 | |
| Namaste-Puja | 1999 | |
| Eberhard Schoener And Friends - crossing times and continents | 2006 | Compilation/Re-working (1977–2006) |