The Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik (Witten Days for New Chamber Music) is a music festival for contemporarychamber music, jointly organised by the town Witten in the Ruhr Area and the broadcasting station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). The concerts take place over a weekend at the end of April or in early May, and concentrate on world premieres of small-scale works, more than 600 as of 2010.[1][2] They are broadcast worldwide via the European Broadcasting Union.[3]
The composer Robert Ruthenfranz founded the Wittener Musiktage in 1936.[4] After World War II the festival was held at irregular intervals (1947, 1948, 1950, 1953 and 1957), until 1960 when it became an annual event.[5]
In 1969 the WDR took over the running of the festival, and it received its present name.[1] From 1969 to 1989 Wilfried Brennecke of the WDR was responsible for the programming, focussing on composers portrait concert since 1978 and introducing composers from countries behind the Iron Curtain, such as Friedrich Goldmann and György Kurtág.[5]
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) ... has staunchly supported contemporary music ..., playing a leading role from 1968 on at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, probably the most important contemporary music festival after Donaueschingen. With its focus on small formations, Witten thrives on its high standards of composition and interpretation. This festival has pioneered major developments in the history of musical genres, including the renaissance of the string quartet, that would not have been conceivable without its advocacy.[7]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcExperiencing Contemporary Music: Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik (Festival of Contemporary Chamber Music in Witten) Music Austria, 23 April 2010
^ abFestival wittener tage für neue kammermusik Ruhr.2010 (in German)
^Witten New Music 2012 ABC Classic FM. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014
^ abcMichael Rebhahn: Avantgarde im Ruhrtal – die Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik (in German) Goethe-Institut, 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2014
^ abBlaich, Torsten. 2004. "Zwischen den Zeiten: Zur Geschichte der 'In nomine' Kompositionen". Booklet notes, pp. 4–8, for In Nomine: The Witten In Nomine Broken Consort Book. Ensemble Recherche. 2-CD set. Kairos 0012442KAI (Also in English and French translations, pp. 8–11 and 12–15, respectively)
^Björn Gottstein: Experiencing Contemporary Music Goethe-Institut, 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2014
External linksEdit
Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik website
October 21, 2023
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