85 years Andriessen
On July 1, 2021, Louis Andriessen, one of the greatest composers of the Netherlands, passed away. Ensemble I SOLISTI pays tribute to the master, not only through his own works but also recognizing his significant influence as an educator on the international music scene. The program features music by Andriessen himself, as well as a composition by Martijn Padding, a student, colleague, and above all, a close friend of Andriessen, who created an In Memoriam piece: Two trumpets descending*. Together, they provide a multi-layered portrait of the man who would have turned 85 this year.
Andriessen's activist work, Workers Union (1975), still retains its power, with its pounding rhythms evoking the harsh working conditions in factories. In M is for Man, Mozart, Music (1991), written as a tribute to Mozart on the bicentennial of his death, Andriessen's music is propelled by crackling saxophones and brass instruments. The accompanying film by Peter Greenaway, with whom Andriessen collaborated on operas such as Rosa and Writing to Vermeer, is a delightfully humorous postmodern collage.
*This project is supported by the Performing Arts Fund NL.
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L. Andriessen, Workers Union
M. Padding, In memoriam L. Andriessen
L. Andriessen, M is for Man, Mozart, Music met film van Peter Greenaway
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Ensemble: I SOLISTI (15 musicians)
Conductor: Martijn Dendievel
Soloist: Laura Bohn, voice
