Omaggio A György Kurtág - Muziek

Luigi Nono 29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990 Was An Italian Avant-Garde Composer Of Classical Music. He Remains One Of The Most Prominent Composers Of The 20th Century. Born In Venice Italy Nono Was A Member Of A Wealthy Artistic Family And His Grandfather Was A Notable Painter. Nono Began Music Lessons With Gian Francesco Malipiero In 1941 At The Venice Conservatory Where He Acquired Knowledge Of The Renaissance Madrigal Tradition Amongst Other Styles. After Graduating With A Degree In Law From The University Of Padua He Was Given Encouragement In Composition By Bruno Maderna. In 1950 He Attended The "Ferienkurse Für Neue Musik" In Darmstadt Where He Met Composers Such As Edgard Varèse And Karlheinz Stockhausen. Works From This First Period Include Polifonica-Monodica-Ritmica 1951 Epitaffio Per Federico García Lorca 1952-1953 La Victoire De Guernica 1954 And Liebeslied 1954 . He Increasingly Rejected The Analytical Approach Of Serialism As Evidenced By The Following Works Incontri 1955 Il Canto Sospeso 1955-1956 Et Cori Di Didone 1958 . He Married Arnold Schönberg's Daughter Nuria In 1955. Nono Was Committed To Socialism. He Joined The Communist Party In 1952. His Avant-Garde Music Was Also A Revolt Against Bourgeois Culture. As Such He Avoided Most Normal Concert Genres In Favor Of Opera And Electronic Music And Sought To Bring Music To Factories. He Made Frequent Recourse To Political Texts In His Work. Many Of His Works Are Overtly Political Il Canto Sospeso 1956 Based On The Letters Of Victims Of Wartime Oppression Which Brought Him International Fame Diario Polacco 1958 Intolleranza 1960 Intolleranza 1961 La Fabbrica Illuminata 1964 Ricorda Cosa Ti Hanno Fatto Ad Auschwitz 1966 Non Consumiamo Marx 1969 Ein Gespenst Geht Um In Der Welt 1971 Canto Per Il Vietnam 1973 And Al Gran Sole Carico D'amore 1975 . From 1956 Onward He Was Increasingly Interested In Electronic Music First At The "Elektroakustische Experimentalstudio" At Gravesano Scherchen . Electronic Music Is Involved In Works Like Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz For Soprano Piano Orchestra And Tape 1971-1972 ...Sofferte Onde Serene... For Piano And Tape 1974-1977 And Especially Al Gran Sole Carico D'amore 1972-1975 . After 1980 He Worked In The "Experimentalstudio Der Heinrich Strobel-Stiftung Des Südwestfunks" In Freiburg Where He Resolutely Turned To Live Electronics. He Became Increasingly Interested In The Properties Of Sound As Such. The New Approach Became Apparent In Works Such As Quando Stanno Morendeo Diario Polacco N 2 1982 Guai Ai Gelidi Mostri 1983 Et Omaggio A Kurtág 1983 But Above All In His Last Opera Prometeo 1984 . In The Same Spirit He Wrote Fragmente - Stille An Diotima 1980 No Hay Caminos Hay Que Caminar... Andrei Tarkovski Pour 7 Groupes Instrumentaux 1987 La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura For Violin Live Electronics And Tape 1988 . read less