The fact that one of the outstanding composers of the second half of the 20th century writes cadenzas for flute concertos by Mozart can be regarded as a curiosity. For Zimmermann, it was a good turn f...
With this work, Zimmermann created a score just as transparent as effective and witty which is based on the vigorous melody of the Rhenish dances.
In January 1964 Bernd Alois Zimmermann interrupted the completion of hisopera Die Soldaten [The Soldiers] in order to rearrange his orchestral work Dialoge for two pianos. Monologe resulting therefrom...
Until his appointment as composition teacher at the Musikhochschule ofCologne in 1957, Bernd Alois Zimmermann earned his living chiefly byarranging works of other composers for the radio. Vier Bearbei...
