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Alexander Mullenbach

Alexander Mullenbach (born 1949) is a Luxembourg pianist, composer and conductor. Since 2002, he has been director of the International Summer Academy at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.[1]

Career edit

Born in Luxembourg City on 23 January 1949, Mullenbach studied piano, chamber music and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris and at the Salzburg Mozarteum where his teachers included Gerhard Wimberger and Cesar Bresgen. From 1970, he taught piano at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg and, from 1981, composition. Since then, he has also taught at the Mozarteum. Since 1978, he has composed over 100 works, of which thirteen for symphony orchestra, as well as an Opera. They have been performed at major music festivals in Salzburg, Echternach, Strasbourg, St.Petersburg, London, Vienna and Munich.[2] Performers have included Heinrich Schiff, Boris Pergamenschikow, Marjana Lipovšek, Roberto Fabbriciani, Julius Berger, Alois Brandhofer, Irena Grafenauer, Elliot Fisk, Kurt Widmer, Edoardo Catemario, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Christina Ortiz, Ruggiero Ricci, Roberto Szidon, Edda Silvestri, Gottfried Schneider, Lewis Kaplan, Yair Kless, Frank Wibaut, Antonello Farulli, Frederico Mondelci, Maria Christina Kiehr, Yoko Amoyal, Elena Denisova, Velislava Georgieva, Françoise Groben, Michael Vaiman, Frank Stadler, Iride Martinez and the ensembles Wiener Streichsextett, Hagen Quartett, Atlas Quartett, Stadler Quartett, Camerata Salzburg, Musica Viva Dresden, Alter Ego Rome, Atelier Musique Nouvelle de Paris, Klangforum Wien, Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, Wiener Kammerorchester, Philharmonische Virtuosen Berlin, Parnassus Ensemble London, Mozarteum Quartett Salzburg, Vilnius-Quartett, Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Vienna, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg; Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz, Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg"Les Musiciens", Kammerakademie Neuss/Rhein. Conductors who have directed his symphonic works include Ernest Bour, Leopold Hager, Hans Graf and Udo Zimmermann, David Shallon, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Philippe Entremont, Hubert Soudant, Hans Graf, Günter Neuhold, Antoni Wit, Emmanuel Krivine, Daniel Raiskin Jari Hämälainen, Jaap Schroeder, Pierre Cao, Johannes Kalitzke, Marc Soustrot, Sylvain Cambreling. [3]

He was the founder and chairman of the Luxembourg New Music Society LGNM (1983-94). He was president of the Luxembourg National Music Council (2000 to 2007), director of the International Summer Academy of Mozarteum Salzburg (2002-2013), artistic director of Echternach Festival (2007-2013). He is a co-founder and vice-chairman of Luxembourg Music Publishers (LMP). In 2015, he received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from University of Music “Academie Gheorghe Dima” Cluj in Romania. [4]

Memberships and affiliations edit

  • 1997: member of the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea in Salzburg and of the Grand Ducal Institute in Luxembourg.
  • 1999: officer of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • 2000: president of the Conseil Supérieur de la Musique in Luxembourg
  • 2002: director of the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg.
  • 2007: artistic director of the Festival International Echternach, Luxembourg[5]
  • 2013: Founder and Vice-Chairman of Luxembourg Music Publishers
  • 2015: Doctor Honoris Causa of the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania [6]

Compositions edit

Among his most successful compositions are:[1]

  • 1965: Three Winter Pieces for Piano (completed 1975)
  • 1974: Brixham 4 Songs for Mezzosopr. and Piano on Texts by Jean Krier (completed 1981)
  • 1981: Correspondences for Fl,Clar,Vl,Vc and Piano
  • 1982: Rituel for Trumpet,Vl and Perc.
  • 1987: Art Gallery, for Violin solo (LMP)
  • 1987: Night Music for Piano solo (NMF)
  • 1987: Dream Music II for Fl,Clar,Vl,Vc,and Piano
  • 1987: Karma I for 2 Pianos
  • 1988: Lost Islands for Clar,Vl and Piano
  • 1991: Under the Rainbow (11 pieces for young pianists)(DO)
  • 1991: 3 Choral-Preludes for Organ
  • 1991: Schattenraum, 4 Songs for Mezzo-soprano und 10 Instruments on poems by Peter Härtling
  • 1991: Ritual for Trumpet in C, Violin and Percussion (LMP)
  • 1992: Partita I for Violin solo (DO)
  • 1992: Fluidum for Clar. and Piano (DO)
  • 1992: Volutes, wind quintett (LMP)
  • 1992: 2 Trakl-Lieder für Mittlere Stimme und Klavier (LMP)
  • 1994: Capriccio per Niccolò Paganini, per Violino solo (DO)
  • 1994: Streams for Vl,Double-Bass and Piano
  • 1995: Concerto for Violoncello and String Orchestra
  • 1996: 4 Miniatures for Flute and Piano
  • 1997: String Quartet I (Constructions in Metal) (LMP)
  • 1997: An die Königin der Nacht, for Orchestra
  • 1998: Tombeau for Organ
  • 1998: 2 Songs on poems by Georg Trakl, for Medium Voice and Piano
  • 1999: Piano Quintet (Piano,2Vl,Vla,Vc)(DO)
  • 1999: Dark Crystal, for Orchestra
  • 2000: 5 Songs on poems by G. Ungaretti, for High voice and Piano
  • 2000: Fluidum for Sax.sopr. and Piano
  • 2000: Fluidum for Sax. alto and Piano
  • 2001: In den Wänden des Windes,for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet on poems by Brecht,Fleming and Marti
  • 2002: Aimez-vous...Brahms? for Violin solo (LMP)
  • 2002: Zeit - Schatten (Quartett auf das Ende vom Lied) for Clar,Vl,Vc and Piano
  • 2002: Gesang des Schwarzen Vogels (Song of the Black Bird) for Clar. solo (LMP)
  • 2003: Die Todesbrücke (The Bridge of Death) opera in 2 acts on a libretto by Dzevad Karahasan
  • 2004: Country Music for Violin and Marimba (NMF)
  • 2005: Conversations intimes for Violin and Double Bass
  • 2005: 3 Songs on poems by Claudia Storz, for Baritone and Guitar
  • 2006: String Quartet II
  • 2006: Partita II for Vcello solo
  • 2009: Das Haus am Watt, on a poem by Jean Krier, for Mezzo-Soprano, Clar. and Piano (LMP)
  • 2009: Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (NMF)
  • 2009: La mer, au loin..., for bass clar. and piano (LMP)
  • 2011: Kein Tier weiss um seinen Tod, on a poem by Claudia Storz,for Sopr.,Woodwind Quintet and Bass-Clar.
  • 2011: Pastorale for piano 4 hands
  • 2011: Partita III for Viola solo
  • 2012: In den Wind gesungen for oboe solo (LMP)
  • 2012: Concerto for Organ and String Orchestra
  • 2013: Aura - Salve Regina de Pontigny, for Vcello solo and 16 voices a capella
  • 2014: 4 Sketches for Horn in F and Piano (LMP)

The works by Alexander Müllenbach are published by Doblinger Edition Vienna (Do), by Norsk Musik Forlaget Oslo (NMF), and by Luxembourg Music Publishers (LMP).

Several CD publications, among them: Alexander Müllenbach – Wie Haar, das über Steine rinnt und andere Kammermusik (5 450482 001265) CNA Dudelange-Luxembourg © by United Instruments of Lucilin

External links edit

  • Behan, Ryan Joseph (2009). The solo piano works of Alexander Müllenbach: An introduction and approach to performance (DMA dissertation). The Ohio State University.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Mullenbach, Alexander", Luxemburger Lexikon, Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. (in German)
  2. ^ "Alexander Müllenbach (Luxembourg/Austria)", Norsk-percussion.no. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Alexander Mullenbach", Luxembourg Music Information Centre. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Alexander Müllenbach", Luxembourg Music Publishers. Retrieved 3rd of October 2020.
  5. ^ "Alexander Mullenbach", Music Information Center Austria. (in German) Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-06-07.

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Alexander Mullenbach born 1949 is a Luxembourg pianist composer and conductor Since 2002 he has been director of the International Summer Academy at the Mozarteum in Salzburg 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Memberships and affiliations 3 Compositions 4 External links 5 ReferencesCareer editBorn in Luxembourg City on 23 January 1949 Mullenbach studied piano chamber music and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris and at the Salzburg Mozarteum where his teachers included Gerhard Wimberger and Cesar Bresgen From 1970 he taught piano at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg and from 1981 composition Since then he has also taught at the Mozarteum Since 1978 he has composed over 100 works of which thirteen for symphony orchestra as well as an Opera They have been performed at major music festivals in Salzburg Echternach Strasbourg St Petersburg London Vienna and Munich 2 Performers have included Heinrich Schiff Boris Pergamenschikow Marjana Lipovsek Roberto Fabbriciani Julius Berger Alois Brandhofer Irena Grafenauer Elliot Fisk Kurt Widmer Edoardo Catemario Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi Christina Ortiz Ruggiero Ricci Roberto Szidon Edda Silvestri Gottfried Schneider Lewis Kaplan Yair Kless Frank Wibaut Antonello Farulli Frederico Mondelci Maria Christina Kiehr Yoko Amoyal Elena Denisova Velislava Georgieva Francoise Groben Michael Vaiman Frank Stadler Iride Martinez and the ensembles Wiener Streichsextett Hagen Quartett Atlas Quartett Stadler Quartett Camerata Salzburg Musica Viva Dresden Alter Ego Rome Atelier Musique Nouvelle de Paris Klangforum Wien Osterreichisches Ensemble fur Neue Musik Wiener Kammerorchester Philharmonische Virtuosen Berlin Parnassus Ensemble London Mozarteum Quartett Salzburg Vilnius Quartett Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Vienna Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg Les Musiciens Kammerakademie Neuss Rhein Conductors who have directed his symphonic works include Ernest Bour Leopold Hager Hans Graf and Udo Zimmermann David Shallon Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Philippe Entremont Hubert Soudant Hans Graf Gunter Neuhold Antoni Wit Emmanuel Krivine Daniel Raiskin Jari Hamalainen Jaap Schroeder Pierre Cao Johannes Kalitzke Marc Soustrot Sylvain Cambreling 3 He was the founder and chairman of the Luxembourg New Music Society LGNM 1983 94 He was president of the Luxembourg National Music Council 2000 to 2007 director of the International Summer Academy of Mozarteum Salzburg 2002 2013 artistic director of Echternach Festival 2007 2013 He is a co founder and vice chairman of Luxembourg Music Publishers LMP In 2015 he received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from University of Music Academie Gheorghe Dima Cluj in Romania 4 Memberships and affiliations edit1997 member of the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea in Salzburg and of the Grand Ducal Institute in Luxembourg 1999 officer of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 2000 president of the Conseil Superieur de la Musique in Luxembourg 2002 director of the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg 2007 artistic director of the Festival International Echternach Luxembourg 5 2013 Founder and Vice Chairman of Luxembourg Music Publishers 2015 Doctor Honoris Causa of the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj Napoca Romania 6 Compositions editAmong his most successful compositions are 1 1965 Three Winter Pieces for Piano completed 1975 1974 Brixham 4 Songs for Mezzosopr and Piano on Texts by Jean Krier completed 1981 1981 Correspondences for Fl Clar Vl Vc and Piano 1982 Rituel for Trumpet Vl and Perc 1987 Art Gallery for Violin solo LMP 1987 Night Music for Piano solo NMF 1987 Dream Music II for Fl Clar Vl Vc and Piano 1987 Karma I for 2 Pianos 1988 Lost Islands for Clar Vl and Piano 1991 Under the Rainbow 11 pieces for young pianists DO 1991 3 Choral Preludes for Organ 1991 Schattenraum 4 Songs for Mezzo soprano und 10 Instruments on poems by Peter Hartling 1991 Ritual for Trumpet in C Violin and Percussion LMP 1992 Partita I for Violin solo DO 1992 Fluidum for Clar and Piano DO 1992 Volutes wind quintett LMP 1992 2 Trakl Lieder fur Mittlere Stimme und Klavier LMP 1994 Capriccio per Niccolo Paganini per Violino solo DO 1994 Streams for Vl Double Bass and Piano 1995 Concerto for Violoncello and String Orchestra 1996 4 Miniatures for Flute and Piano 1997 String Quartet I Constructions in Metal LMP 1997 An die Konigin der Nacht for Orchestra 1998 Tombeau for Organ 1998 2 Songs on poems by Georg Trakl for Medium Voice and Piano 1999 Piano Quintet Piano 2Vl Vla Vc DO 1999 Dark Crystal for Orchestra 2000 5 Songs on poems by G Ungaretti for High voice and Piano 2000 Fluidum for Sax sopr and Piano 2000 Fluidum for Sax alto and Piano 2001 In den Wanden des Windes for Mezzo Soprano and String Quartet on poems by Brecht Fleming and Marti 2002 Aimez vous Brahms for Violin solo LMP 2002 Zeit Schatten Quartett auf das Ende vom Lied for Clar Vl Vc and Piano 2002 Gesang des Schwarzen Vogels Song of the Black Bird for Clar solo LMP 2003 Die Todesbrucke The Bridge of Death opera in 2 acts on a libretto by Dzevad Karahasan 2004 Country Music for Violin and Marimba NMF 2005 Conversations intimes for Violin and Double Bass 2005 3 Songs on poems by Claudia Storz for Baritone and Guitar 2006 String Quartet II 2006 Partita II for Vcello solo 2009 Das Haus am Watt on a poem by Jean Krier for Mezzo Soprano Clar and Piano LMP 2009 Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra NMF 2009 La mer au loin for bass clar and piano LMP 2011 Kein Tier weiss um seinen Tod on a poem by Claudia Storz for Sopr Woodwind Quintet and Bass Clar 2011 Pastorale for piano 4 hands 2011 Partita III for Viola solo 2012 In den Wind gesungen for oboe solo LMP 2012 Concerto for Organ and String Orchestra 2013 Aura Salve Regina de Pontigny for Vcello solo and 16 voices a capella 2014 4 Sketches for Horn in F and Piano LMP The works by Alexander Mullenbach are published by Doblinger Edition Vienna Do by Norsk Musik Forlaget Oslo NMF and by Luxembourg Music Publishers LMP Several CD publications among them Alexander Mullenbach Wie Haar das uber Steine rinnt und andere Kammermusik 5 450482 001265 CNA Dudelange Luxembourg c by United Instruments of LucilinExternal links editBehan Ryan Joseph 2009 The solo piano works of Alexander Mullenbach An introduction and approach to performance DMA dissertation The Ohio State University References edit a b Mullenbach Alexander Luxemburger Lexikon Editions Guy Binsfeld Luxembourg 2006 in German Alexander Mullenbach Luxembourg Austria Norsk percussion no Retrieved 30 December 2010 Alexander Mullenbach Luxembourg Music Information Centre Retrieved 30 December 2010 Alexander Mullenbach Luxembourg Music Publishers Retrieved 3rd of October 2020 Alexander Mullenbach Music Information Center Austria in German Retrieved 30 December 2010 A M G D Archived from the original on 2016 07 03 Retrieved 2016 06 07 Retrieved from https en 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