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With Furrer 70, Klangforum Wien is creating a legacy in the artist’s lifetime:
Beat Furrer – composer, conductor and founder of the ensemble – has selected 18 key works from his oeuvre, collaborating with Klangforum Wien and conducting the ensemble for a series of seminal new recordings. An exclusive media box set with 6 CDs, 3 videos and 2 books offers unparalleled access to Furrer's music and artistry on the occasion of his (upcoming) 70th birthday.
Explore Beat Furrer's creative life-world (“Lebenswelt”) through the lens of 5 perspectives in multi-layered dimensions and transmedially interwoven.
With his compositions at the heart, complemented by conversations, films and texts, this collection extends an invitation to discover Furrer’s oeuvre. His concept of time conveys the notion of a unique musical language that – intricately intertwined – constantly evolves and renews itself. The affinities of musical and linguistic elements unfolding in his music along the lines of his creative career are also tracing the changes of contemporary music (Neue Musik) and its interpretation over time. Speech in its sonification reaches new realms hitherto unheard of and expands the spectrum of possibilities – never resolving to a final conclusion. Furrer's places of residence and his personal library offer invaluable insights into his sources of inspiration, his thought and his work process as a composer.
The publication will take place on 19 November 2024.
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