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Beat Furrer

*1954 CH, Schaffhausen
Composer / Conductor of Classical

Beat Furrer (born 6 December 1954) is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth.Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated to Vienna in 1975 to pursue studies with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (composition) and Otmar Suitner (conducting). In 1985 he co-founded what is now one of Europe's leading contemporary music ensembles, Klangforum Wien, which he still conducts. Recent awards and honors include the Music Prize of the City of Vienna in 2003 and the Golden Lion, for the monodrama "FAMA," at the 2006 Venice Biennale. In 2014 he was awarded with Grand Austrian State Prize. Since 1991, he has served as professor of composition at the Graz University of Music and Dramatic Arts.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Voicelessness. The snow has no voice (1986) for Piano on Beat Furrer: Works for Piano by Beat Furrer & Nicolas Hodges
Phasma (2002) for Piano on Beat Furrer: Works for Piano by Beat Furrer & Nicolas Hodges
Spur (1998) for Piano and String Quartet on Beat Furrer: Piano Concerto et Al. by Beat Furrer, Nicolas Hodges, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Peter Rundel, Petra Hoffmann, Eva Furrer, Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Isabelle Menke, Tora Augestad & Uli Fussenegger
Enigma III on Swiss Choral Music by Schweizer Jugendchor & Nicolas Fink
Enigma (Excerpts): No. 3, — on Beat Furrer: Enigma by Beat Furrer, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & Marcus Creed
Enigma: III. — on Beat Furrer: Works for Choir & Ensemble by Beat Furrer, Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble & Nils Schweckendiek
Drei Klavierstücke (2003/04): I. on Beat Furrer: Works for Piano by Beat Furrer & Nicolas Hodges
Enigma: I. — on Beat Furrer: Works for Choir & Ensemble by Beat Furrer, Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble & Nils Schweckendiek
Enigma (Excerpts): No. 1, — on Beat Furrer: Enigma by Beat Furrer, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & Marcus Creed
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2007) on Beat Furrer: Piano Concerto et Al. by Beat Furrer, Nicolas Hodges, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Peter Rundel, Petra Hoffmann, Eva Furrer, Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Isabelle Menke, Tora Augestad & Uli Fussenegger

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
ManiaReinhard Fuchs - Klangforum Wien, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Anna Maria Pammer, Sylvain Cambreling, Beat Furrer, Johannes Kalitzke2016Album
Works For Choir And EnsembleBeat Furrer ; Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek2016Album
Wüstenbuch • Ira-arca • Lied • AerBeat Furrer • Klangforum Wien • Trio Catch • Tora Augestad • Sébastien Brohier • Михаил Дубов • Hélène Fauchère • Eva Furrer • Uli Fussenegger • Владислав Песин2014Album
Wer Sind Diese Kinder / Hamamuth – Stadt Der EngelRolf Riehm - Nicolas Hodges2013Album
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2009, Vol. 1Salvatore Sciarrino, Beat Furrer, Jimmy López2011Album
Streichquartett Nr. 3Beat Furrer • Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin2010Album
Konzert Für Klavier Und OrchesterBeat Furrer - Nicolas Hodges, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Peter Rundel, Petra Hoffmann, Eva Furrer, Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Isabelle Menke, Tora Augestad, Uli Fussenegger2009Album
Abbastanza BassoUli Fussenegger - Bernhard Lang, Beat Furrer, Kiawasch Sahebnassagh, Giacinto Scelsi2008Album
Gustav Mahler Musikwochen 2006 - 2007Gustav Mahler, Francis Poulenc, Gioacchino Rossini, Franz Schmidt, Felix Resch, Beat Furrer, Alberto Caprioli, Reiner Bischof2008Album
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2005, Vol. 1: FamaBeat Furrer2006Album
FamaBeat Furrer - Isabelle Menke, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Klangforum Wien2006Album
BegehrenBeat Furrer - Petra Hoffmann, Johann Leutgeb, Vokalensemble NOVA, ensemble recherche2006Album
Drei Klavierstücke, Voicelessness. The Snow Has No Voice, PhasmaBeat Furrer - Nicolas Hodges2005Album
AriaBeat Furrer - Petra Hoffmann, Lucas Fels, ensemble recherche2002Album
Stimmen / Face De La Chaleur / Quartett / Dort Ist Das MeerBeat Furrer2001Album
Luci Mie TraditriciSalvatore Sciarrino - Annette Stricker • Otto Katzameier • Kai Wessel • Simon Jaunin, Beat Furrer • Klangforum Wien2001Album
Nuun / Presto Con Fuoco / Still / PoemasBeat Furrer - Klangforum Wien, Peter Eötvös, Sylvain Cambreling2000Album
Mobile For ShakespeareRoman Haubenstock-Ramati - Ensemble Avantgarde Conducted By Beat Furrer1999Album
Die BlindenBeat Furrer1999Album
Neue Musik Aus Österreich (II)Ernst Krenek • Hans Jelinek • Roman Haubenstock-Ramati • Francis Burt • Beat Furrer • Gerhard Schedl • Christian Muthspiel • Wolfram Wagner ─ RSO Wien1998Album
Narcissus: Opera After Ovid's MetamorphosesBeat Furrer1996Album
Narcissus - Fragment / Time Out / A Un Moment De Terre Perdu / Streichquartett #1Beat Furrer - Klangforum Wien1996Album
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