Composers: Alban Berg | Bruno Maderna | Claude Debussy | Jan van Vlijmen | Kees van Baaren | Leos Janácek | Louis Andriessen | Peter Schat | Reinbert de Leeuw | Willem Pijper
Episode V, two conservatoires.
Thea Derks followed the music tracks of Reinbert de Leeuw in her biography ‘Reinbert de Leeuw: mens of melodie’ (man or melody), released in 2014. The pianist, composer and director was (and is) of great importance to Dutch music.
In 1962 De Leeuw finished his music theory studies at the Amsterdam Conservatoire and started to study music composition in the renowned ‘Monday morning class’ of Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. There he became friend with Louis Andriessen, Mischa Mengelberg, Peter Schat and Jan van Vlijmen.
In the meanwhile he continued to study the piano at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. There he often coached the violin students of his colleague Oscar Back and performed with violin players Channa Salomonson and Jeannelotte Hertzberger. He lives with Hennie de Swaan at the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, where he spent a lot of time with oboist Han de Vries.
Today works by Debussy, Pijper, Janácek and Berg.
1. Claude Debussy. Chansons de Bilitis.
Iréne Jacob, voice.
Philippe Bernold & Mathieu Dufour, flute.
Isabelle Moretti & Germaine Lorenzini, harp.
Ariane Jacob, celesta.
[cd: ‘Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe’
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901647]
2. Willem Pijper. Violin sonata no. 2.
Ronald Hoogeveen, violin.
Peter Beijersbergen van Henegouwen, piano.
[cd: ‘Willem Pijper, Chamber music for strings and piano Composers Voice CVCD15]
3. Leos Janácek. In de mist.
Andras Schiff, piano.
[cd: A recollection ECM 461 660-2]
4. Alban Berg. Fünf Orchesterlieder, opus 4.
Halina Lukomska, soprano.
Bruno Maderna, leiding.
[NRU opnsmrr d.d. 14/1/1968
RCO LiveRCO 05001]
Recording technique: Ger van den Beuken.
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