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Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM1039
EAN: 9990093814251
Beschreibung
four aspects of Prague Prague
is one of those great cosmopolitan European cities full of culture and
architectural character. These little pieces for double bass, which
contribute to the centenary commemoration of Frantisek Posta (1919-1991),
attempt to suggest musical ideas of the city where he spent much of his adult
life. 1.a walk in havlí?ek gardens The layout and features of this park
were very much inspired by the Italian Renaissance. A stroll through these
gardens, even at dusk, offers a unique view of the city. It is dedicated to
Mette Hanskov. 2.café louvre, ?an island of noisy tranquillity?, was
somewhere Albert Einstein frequented when he was working at the Prague German
University. This piece is dedicated to Frank Thoenes. 3.the dancing house
Although Frantisek Posta would not have known this building ? the site
remained a vacant bombed scar for most of Posta?s working life ? he would
have been aware of Václav Havel coming to power following the overthrow of
communism in 1989 and his vision for the country. This included a new
cultural centre famous for its pair of highly original towers resembling a
dancing couple, designed by the Canadian architect, Frank O Gehry. This one
is dedicated to G?kçe Küçükarslan. 4.on golden lane Golden Lane is renowned
for its picturesque, tiny and colourful houses cosily built into the eastern
walls of Prague Castle. The writer, Franz Kafka, lived at no. 22 for a couple
of years during the 1st World War. This final piece is dedicated to Jan
Krigovsky. John Alexander was born in West Sussex in 1942 and began to
compose at the age of 20. At the time he discovered a fascination for art,
literature, dance, architecture and sculpture and these topics, along with
mathematics, have continued to have a bearing on his work. He studied
composition with Edmund Rubbra at the Guildhall School of Music in London,
and later with Jonathan Harvey and Peter Wiegold at the University of Sussex.
John Alexander has never been a prolific composer, but an impressive and
growing body of work reflects a rare eye for detail and structure - each work
beautifully crafted and reworked until every inflection, detail and nuance is
perfect. Probably best described as a miniaturist, he writes in a fluent,
independent and strongly personal style with an intense desire to create
music which communicates to both performer and audience alike. In 1999 John
Alexander won the 1st BIBF Composition Contest and was invited to be a judge
for several BIBF competitions. He was a featured composer at Bass-Fest 2001,
was an spnm short-listed composer for three years, and was
Composer-in-residence at the 2004 Rotterdam Conservatoire Double Bass
Weekend, Bass-Fest 2006 and 2007 Wells Double Bass Weekend. His works have
been performed and broadcast throughout the world and he was written an
impressive and unique body of work for double bass.
