Matthias Pintscher
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Matthias Pintscher is a German
composer
and conductor
. As a youth, he studied the violin and conducting.
Pintscher began his music studies with Giselher Klebe
in 1988 at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold
; in 1990 he met Hans Werner Henze
and in 1991 and 1992 he was invited to Henze's summer school in Montepulciano
, Italy
. Later, he studied with Manfred Trojahn
.
Several of his orchestral and vocal works have been performed at such venues as the Carnegie Hall
and Royal Albert Hall
. Some of his more notable compositions include Choc (1996) and Janusgesicht (2001).
Matthias Pintscher now lives in New York
.
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...
and 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...
. As a youth, he studied the violin and conducting.
Pintscher began his music studies with Giselher Klebe
Giselher Klebe
Giselher Wolfgang Klebe was a German composer. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, 8 symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.-Biography:...
in 1988 at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Hochschule für Musik Detmold
The University of Music Detmold is one of Germany's leading university-level schools of music, situated in Detmold, Germany.- Academics :...
; in 1990 he met Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze is a German composer of prodigious output best known for "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life"...
and in 1991 and 1992 he was invited to Henze's summer school in Montepulciano
Montepulciano
Montepulciano is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the province of Siena in southern Tuscany, in Italy. Montepulciano, with an elevation of 605 m, sits on a high limestone ridge. By car it is 13 km E of Pienza; 70 km SE of Siena, 124 km SE of Florence, and...
, Italy
Italy
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. Later, he studied with Manfred Trojahn
Manfred Trojahn
-Professional career:Manfred Trojahn was born in Cremlingen in Lower Saxony and began his musical studies in 1966 in orchestra music at the music school of the city of Braunschweig. After graduating in 1970 he concluded his studies as a flutist at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with...
.
Several of his orchestral and vocal works have been performed at such venues as the Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
and Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
. Some of his more notable compositions include Choc (1996) and Janusgesicht (2001).
Matthias Pintscher now lives in New York
New York
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Piano
- Monumento I (1991)
- Tableau / Miroir (1992)
- Nacht. Mondschein (1994)
- on a clear day (2004)
Chamber music
- 2° quartetto d’archi (1990)
- Partita for solo cello (1991)
- Omaggio a Giovanni Paisiello for violin (1991, revised 1995)
- 4° quartetto d’archi "Ritratto di Gesualdo" (1992)
- Sieben Bagatellen mit Apotheose der Glasharmonika for bass clarinet (1993, revised 2001) or for clarinet (1994, revised 2001)
- Départ (Monumento III) for ensemble (1993, revised 1995)
- dernier espace avec introspecteur for accordion and cello (1994)
- Figura II / Frammento for string quartet (1997)
- Figura I for accordion and string quartet (1998)
- in nomine for solo viola (1999)
- Figura IV / Passaggio for string quartet (1999)
- Figura III for accordion (2000)
- Figura V / Assonanza for cello (2000)
- Janusgesicht for viola and cello (2001)
- Study I for Treatise on the Veil for violin and cello (2004)
- Study II for Treatise on the Veil for violin, viola and cello (2006)
Orchestral music
- Invocazioni (1991)
- Devant une neige (Monumento II) (1993)
- Dunkles Feld - Berückung (1993, revised 1998)
- Choc (Monumento IV) (1996)
- Five Orchestral Pieces (1997)
- sur “Départ” (2000)
- with lilies white (2001-2)
- Towards Osiris (2006)
- Verzeichnete Spur (2006)
- Osiris (2008)
Concertos
- La Metamorfosi di Narciso for cello and ensemble (1992)
- tenebrae for viola and small ensemble with live electronics (2000-1)
- en sourdine for violin and orchestra (2003)
- Reflections on Narcissus for cello and orchestra (2005)
- Sonic Eclipse for solo trumpet, solo horn and ensemble (2009-2010)
Theatrical music
- Gesprungene Glocken (1993-4, revised 2000)
- Thomas Chatterton, opera (1994-8)
- L’espace dernier (2002-3)
Voice
- Gesprungene Glocken for soprano and orchestra (1996)
- a twilight's song for soprano and seven instruments (1997)
- Music from “Thomas Chatterton” for baritone an orchestra (1998)
- Monumento V for eight voices, 3 cellos and ensemble (1998)
- Hérodiade Fragmente for soprano and orchestra (1999)
- Lieder und Schneebilder for soprano and piano (2000)
- Vers quelque part ... - façons de partir for women’s voices and percussion (2000) or for women’s voices, percussion, three cellos and live electronics (2001)
- She-Cholat Ahavah Ani (Shir ha-Shirim V) for mixed chorus a cappella (2008)