Singing Gustav Mahler and stammering Beat Furrer touch the soul

by Thea Derks
26 January 201621 October 2018
6 min read
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Mahler op een programma van Asko|Schönberg – hét gezicht van de avant-gardistische atonaliteit, kan dat wel? Voor vaste gastdirigent Etienne Siebens is dit geen vraag: in zijn programma’s zoekt hij graag de grenzen op tussen geliefde klassiekers en nog levende componisten. Op donderdag 4 februari plaatst hij de ensembleversie van de romantisch zingende Vierde Symfonie van Mahler – die met de sleebellen en het levenslustige lied ‘Himmlische Freuden’ – tegenover het deconstructivistische gestamel ...

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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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