York Höller: spartiti difficile

Between 1995 and 2003 the composer York Höller from Cologne created 14 highly demanding piano pieces which are not only tone pictures, but also compositional reflections on persons personally close to...

Zum Beethoven-Jahr sollten Komponisten ausgewählte Textstellen aus Beethovens Konversationsheften vertonen. York Höllers Text 'fokussierte sich am Ende auf den Satz ‚Das Rad läuft' - darin stecken die...

'There is an unwritten rule saying that the artist should have to keep his art and personal matters strictly separate.' Says the composer York Höller, only to instantly object: 'If Alban Berg had abid...

'Commissioned by the NDR, Höller wrote an imaginary dance piece in four movements the sketchy elegance of which is reminiscent of ballet scenes by Edgar Degas. Adrian Brendel (violoncello) and Christo...

York Höller's contribution to the classical genre of trios for clarinet, viola and piano, which is also significant for New Music, was premiered by members of the Ensemble Modern as part of 'Fokus Per...

By the associative-metaphorical title York Höller refers to the determinants of his oeuvre. These references change in various ways and are to be understood in terms of both space (the graphic develop...

By the associative-metaphorical title York Höller refers to the determinants of his oeuvre. These references change in various ways and are to be understood in terms of both space (the graphic develop...

Das Stück entstand für das Projekt der Pianistin Susanne Kessel: Bis zu Beethovens 250. Geburtstag im Jahr 2020 beauftragt, spielt und publiziert sie neue Klavierstücke von 250 zeitgenössischen Kompon...

Den Auftrag zur Komposition der Klaviersonate erhielt der Komponist anlässlich des Musikwettbewerbs des Kulturkreises der deutschen Wirtschaft. 'Höller, der zu den wichtigsten Komponisten der Gegenwar...

Zum Beethoven-Jahr sollten Komponisten ausgewählte Textstellen aus Beethovens Konversationsheften vertonen. York Höllers Text 'fokussierte sich am Ende auf den Satz ‚Das Rad läuft‘ - darin stecken die...

In the introduction to the piece, dedicated to Michael Faust, the flute scans a striking tonal figure in the style of a free sound speech. In the main section, Höller makes use of the second meaning o...

These pieces for piano were written during the composer's intensive investigation of the 12-tone technique of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. Höller describes his short piano pieces as 'the first valid r...