Bernd Alois Zimmermann

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...

flute, alto flute, bass flute (1 player)

These two movements were originally intended for Kleine Suite for violin and piano (ED 7564), but were exchanged for the 'official' second movement published in the suite. Over the course of the revie...

Zimmermann once characterised himself as being 'a mixture of monk and Dionysos from the banks of the Rhine'. Large-scale, explosive works of all genres are balanced by an almost ascetic reticence. The...

Zimmermann once characterised himself as being 'a mixture of monk and Dionysos from the banks of the Rhine'. Large-scale, explosive works of all genres are balanced by an almost ascetic reticence. The...

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.

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.

1. Stimme in B / Melodiestimme (Violinschlüssel): Klarinette, Trompete, Flügelhorn, Sopran-Saxophon

1. Stimme in B / Melodiestimme (Violinschlüssel): Klarinette, Trompete, Flügelhorn, Sopran-Saxophon

Again and again, there happen to be possibilities to bring early and previously unpublished music by B. A. Zimmermann to light - as is the case with this 'Song of Abelone' on a poem by Rainer Maria Ri...

Again and again, there happen to be possibilities to bring early and previously unpublished music by B. A. Zimmermann to light - as is the case with this 'Song of Abelone' on a poem by Rainer Maria Ri...