Bert Poulheim

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Bert Poulheim (1952–2006) was a German composer.

Life[]

Poulheim was a student of Ruth Zechlin.[1] In 1977, his work Die Uraufführung was premiered at the 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[]

  • 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[]

  • 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 ( [de]) with Marion Violet and the Ensemble Capriccio Nova

References[]

  1. ^ Bettina Brand (ed.): Komponistinnen in Berlin. Berlin 1987, p. 401.
  2. ^ Roland Berbig (ed.): Der Lyrikclub Pankow. Literary Circles in the GDR. Berlin 2000, p. 310.
  3. ^ Erika Tschernig (ed.): Unsere Kultur. DDR-Zeittafel 1945–1987. Berlin 1989, p. 296.
  4. ^ Axel Schniederjürgen (ed.): Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2012/13. Berlin 2012, p. 952
  5. ^ Marion Violet, retrieved 11 January 2021.

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