Erkki-Sven Tüür: 'I want to tap into the listener's creativity'

by Thea Derks
3 April 201530 March 2022
7 min read
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Hij kreeg al heel wat labeltjes opgeplakt. Van (post)-minimalist tot hardcore modernist en van neoromanticus tot neo-spiritualist. ‘Ik besteed er geen aandacht meer aan’, zegt de componist Erkki-Sven Tüür (Estland, 1959). Toch reageert hij ietwat kribbig wanneer ik in een email vraag wat hij van dergelijke omschrijvingen vindt: ‘You either like my music or not.’ Via Skype beantwoordt hij acht vragen over zijn orkestwerk De profundis, dat op 17 april zijn Nederlandse première beleeft. Het Radio ...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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