Bert Poulheim
Bert Poulheim (1952–2006) was a German composer.
Life
[edit]Poulheim was a student of Ruth Zechlin.[1] In 1977, his work Die Uraufführung was premiered at the Club der Kulturschaffenden in Berlin.[2] In 1979, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize.[3] In 1987, the premiere of the musical comedy Zug um Zug (text Hansjörg Schneider) took place at the Zeitz Theatre.[4]
In 2007, the Bert Poulheim & Marion Violet Foundation was established.[5]
Work
[edit]- Symphony No. 1 (1978)
- Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (1979)
- Virtuoses for viola and piano (1977)
- Zeitspiele for solo flute (1982)
- Capriccio for bassoon and piano (1995)
- Impressions for bassoon and piano
- No wind music, but music for five winds for wind quintet (1983)
- Turkish Fantasy for four trombones and tuba (1987)
- Four Miniatures for three trombones (1980)
- Facets for piano
- Am Samovar for voice and guitar
- Songs of a Year on texts from ancient Japanese poetry for mezzo-soprano and piano (1980)
- The Silent Carousel on texts by Marion Violet for mezzo-soprano and piano
Recordings
[edit]- 1978: Virtuoses für Viola und Klavier (Nova) with Alfred Lipka and Dieter Brauer
- 1982: Fagottkonzert (Nova) with the Halleschen Philharmonie directed by Olaf Koch
- 2000: Swinging Trombones (Koch-Schwann) with the Berlin Trombone Quintet
- 2002: Das Stumme Karussell (Kreuzberg Records) with Marion Violet and the Ensemble Capriccio Nova
References
[edit]- ^ Bettina Brand (ed.): Komponistinnen in Berlin. Berlin 1987, p. 401.
- ^ Roland Berbig (ed.): Der Lyrikclub Pankow. Literary Circles in the GDR. Berlin 2000, p. 310.
- ^ Erika Tschernig (ed.): Unsere Kultur. DDR-Zeittafel 1945–1987. Berlin 1989, p. 296.
- ^ Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2012/13. Berlin 2012, p. 952
- ^ Marion Violet, retrieved 11 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Literature by and about Bert Poulheim in the German National Library catalogue
- Works by Bert Poulheim at Verlag Neue Musik
- Bert Poulheim discography at Discogs
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