Louis Andriessen

Anaïs Nin


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Anaïs Nin is a monodrama for voice and ensemble composed by Louis Andriessen in 2010 for the sensational Italian singer Cristina Zavalloni and the Dutch ensemble Nieuw Amsterdams Peil.
This beautiful registration is from a live performance during the November Music festival in Den Bosch. The DVD contains a 27 minutes documentary of Carine Bijlsma, introducing us to the composer, the musicians and Cristina Zavalloni during the creation of this opera, Never A Dull Moment.

La Tricotea

Cancionero de los Vientos



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It all began in 2007 in Granada while baroque oboist Alayne Leslie was teaching, when two saxophonists who wanted to learn all they could about early music registered for the masterclasses. Leslie: "I was working with them on triosonatas from Zelenka for two baroque oboes. I wasn·t the only one to be touched by their playing; others present were moved to tears because it was just so beautiful. I began to fantasize about whether it would be possible for me, with my baroque oboe, to play together with them; that fantasy is the origin of La Tricotea."

Robert Zuidam

Suster Bertken


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Robert Zuidam's impressive new opera Suster Bertken was performed by Katrien Baerts, Hubert Claessens and the Asko|Schönberg with Reinbert de Leeuw. Suster Bertken was born in Utrecht in 1426. When she was about thirty years old, she had herself locked op in a small brick cell next to the Buurkerk in Utrecht, to spend the rest of her days in meditation. Through a small window, she received food and help, and in return she would give good advice to passers by and rendered her prose and poetry to those who were interested.

Rozalie Hirs

Pulsars

Pulsars 2006-2007
electroacoustic composition with text
Rozalie Hirs, voice

In LA 2003 (English version 2010)
Arnold Marinissen, voice

Bridge of Babel 2009-2010
Rozalie Hirs, voice

Robert Nasveld

Hanging around

Traumblätter 2007
Trois chansons, 2001
Frozen blues, 2002
Hanging around, 2003
Six Cavafy songs, 2009

Theo Loevendie

De Nachtegaal, Six Turkish Folkpoems...

Improvisatie
De Nachtegaal, 1974-79
Dance voor viool solo, 1986
Six Turkish Folkpoems, 1977
Westerborklied uit ‘Johnny en Jones’, 2001
Improvisatie uit ‘Fatum’