Detlev Glanert

Created in 2004 for the radio production Orlando furioso of the WDR, 'Orlando-Lieder' tries to give new and colourful form to the old narrative style of an invented time of troubadours. Tenderness is...

Brahms' sketch of his 'Vier Ernste Gesänge' suggests the possibility of orchestration. 'Detlev Glanert took up this suggestion and developed it even further. He orchestrated the songs for orchestra, a...

Like his 'Fünf Chansons' for the same instrumentation, Detlev Glanert's second wind quintet captivates the audience by the brilliant use of the instrumental colours and forms of expression. The one-mo...

The 'Aachener Zeitung' wrote about the world premiere at the Heimbach power station on 13.06.2008: 'The skilfully and competently mastered palette of tonal colours, stylistic devices and effects corre...

Created in 2004 for the radio production Orlando furioso of the WDR, 'Orlando-Lieder' tries to give new and colourful form to the old narrative style of an invented time of troubadours. Tenderness is...

Il compositore e direttore d'orchestra Oliver Knussen (1952 2018) era amato da molti compagni per la sua generosità e il suo intelletto musicale. Per Detlev Glanert, di cui amava eseguire le opere, er...

Detlev Glanert wrote his String Quartet No. 2 to mark the 80th birthday of his teacher Hans Werner Henze. The title suggests that the king of genres in chamber music can not only be a 'conversation' b...

The composer and conductor Oliver Knussen (1952 - 2018) was loved by many companions for his generosity and musical intellect. To Detlev Glanert, whose works he loved to perform, he was a friend and o...

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