Thea Derks is following the musical career of Reinbert de Leeuw. Panorama de Leeuw XXVIII, 1 March 2017: Ustvolskaya & Gubaidulina.
Today the twenty-eighth episode of ‘Panorama de Leeuw’, a programme of Thea Derks at the Concertzender, inspired by her biography Reinbert de Leeuw, mens of melodie.
During the Holland Festival of 1989 Reinbert de Leeuw discovered Russian composers. He was mainly moved by the music of Galina Ustvolskaya en Sofia Gubaidulina. He turned out to be their fiery supporter and it’s partly because of his campaigning their music is known en deeply loved in the Netherlands.
While Ustvolskaya is known for her ruthless style as ‘the woman with the hammer’. Gubaidulina is quite the opposite and is known for her delicate sounds, that often are on the edge of quiet.
De Leeuw developed a strong bond with both woman, and in the case of Gubaidulina carries on to the day. Ustvolskaya passed away in 2006.
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Playlist:
1. Galina Ustvolskaya [see photo]. Octet.
Schönberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw.
2. Sofia Gubaidulina . Stimmen… verstummen.
Asko and Schönberg Ensemble conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw.
3. Reinbert de Leeuw. Chanson sans paroles à l’occasion de l’anniversaire d’Olivier Knussen et pour célébrer son C.B.E.
Compilation, host and recording: Thea Derks
