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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.
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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 Enigma III on Swiss Choral Music by Schweizer Jugendchor & Nicolas Fink Enigma: I. — on Beat Furrer: Works for Choir & Ensemble by Beat Furrer, Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble & Nils Schweckendiek 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 Voicelessness - The Snow Has No Voice (1986) on Nothing is real by Marino Formenti 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 Drei Klavierstücke (2003/04): I. on Beat Furrer: Works for Piano by Beat Furrer & Nicolas Hodges Begehren (2002/03): I. Szene on Beat Furrer: Begehren by Beat Furrer, Petra Hoffmann, Johann Leutgeb, Vokalensemble NOVA & Ensemble Recherche Begehren (2002/03): VI. Szene on Beat Furrer: Begehren by Beat Furrer, Petra Hoffmann, Johann Leutgeb, Vokalensemble NOVA & Ensemble RechercheTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mania | Reinhard Fuchs - Klangforum Wien, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Anna Maria Pammer, Sylvain Cambreling, Beat Furrer, Johannes Kalitzke | 2016 | Album |
| Works For Choir And Ensemble | Beat Furrer ; Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek | 2016 | Album |
| Wüstenbuch • Ira-arca • Lied • Aer | Beat Furrer • Klangforum Wien • Trio Catch • Tora Augestad • Sébastien Brohier • Михаил Дубов • Hélène Fauchère • Eva Furrer • Uli Fussenegger • Владислав Песин | 2014 | Album |
| Wer Sind Diese Kinder / Hamamuth – Stadt Der Engel | Rolf Riehm - Nicolas Hodges | 2013 | Album |
| Donaueschinger Musiktage 2009, Vol. 1 | Salvatore Sciarrino, Beat Furrer, Jimmy López | 2011 | Album |
| Streichquartett Nr. 3 | Beat Furrer • Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin | 2010 | Album |
| Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester | Beat Furrer - Nicolas Hodges, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Peter Rundel, Petra Hoffmann, Eva Furrer, Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Isabelle Menke, Tora Augestad, Uli Fussenegger | 2009 | Album |
| Abbastanza Basso | Uli Fussenegger - Bernhard Lang, Beat Furrer, Kiawasch Sahebnassagh, Giacinto Scelsi | 2008 | Album |
| Gustav Mahler Musikwochen 2006 - 2007 | Gustav Mahler, Francis Poulenc, Gioacchino Rossini, Franz Schmidt, Felix Resch, Beat Furrer, Alberto Caprioli, Reiner Bischof | 2008 | Album |
| Donaueschinger Musiktage 2005, Vol. 1: Fama | Beat Furrer | 2006 | Album |
| Fama | Beat Furrer - Isabelle Menke, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Klangforum Wien | 2006 | Album |
| Begehren | Beat Furrer - Petra Hoffmann, Johann Leutgeb, Vokalensemble NOVA, ensemble recherche | 2006 | Album |
| Drei Klavierstücke, Voicelessness. The Snow Has No Voice, Phasma | Beat Furrer - Nicolas Hodges | 2005 | Album |
| Aria | Beat Furrer - Petra Hoffmann, Lucas Fels, ensemble recherche | 2002 | Album |
| Stimmen / Face De La Chaleur / Quartett / Dort Ist Das Meer | Beat Furrer | 2001 | Album |
| Luci Mie Traditrici | Salvatore Sciarrino - Annette Stricker • Otto Katzameier • Kai Wessel • Simon Jaunin, Beat Furrer • Klangforum Wien | 2001 | Album |
| Nuun / Presto Con Fuoco / Still / Poemas | Beat Furrer - Klangforum Wien, Peter Eötvös, Sylvain Cambreling | 2000 | Album |
| Mobile For Shakespeare | Roman Haubenstock-Ramati - Ensemble Avantgarde Conducted By Beat Furrer | 1999 | Album |
| Die Blinden | Beat Furrer | 1999 | Album |
| Neue Musik Aus Österreich (II) | Ernst Krenek • Hans Jelinek • Roman Haubenstock-Ramati • Francis Burt • Beat Furrer • Gerhard Schedl • Christian Muthspiel • Wolfram Wagner ─ RSO Wien | 1998 | Album |
| Narcissus: Opera After Ovid's Metamorphoses | Beat Furrer | 1996 | Album |
| Narcissus - Fragment / Time Out / A Un Moment De Terre Perdu / Streichquartett #1 | Beat Furrer - Klangforum Wien | 1996 | Album |
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