Warren Thew

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Warren Thew (born April 10, 1927 in Fairport NY , United States , † December 31, 1984 in Thalwil , Canton Zurich ) was an American - Swiss pianist , composer , poet and illustrator .

Life

Warren Thew was born in Fairport NY (USA) in 1927 . He trained as a pianist and composer at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester . 1951–1956 he was active in Washington DC as a soloist, chamber musician and lied accompanist . As a piano improviser he played for silent film presentations at the Library of Congress ( Library of Congress ) and at the Martha Graham School of Modern Dance . In 1951 he presented the world premier recordings of Rachmaninoff's Études Tableaux opus 39 and his piano sonata No. 1 opus 28 on record .

In 1956 Warren Thew moved to Switzerland with his wife Lisbet (1920–2014) and from then on lived in Kilchberg ZH . For a short time he continued his studies with Max Egger. In the following years he developed a lively international concert activity. He played music from all eras and on various keyboard instruments ( clavichord , harpsichord , fortepiano , modern grand piano ). For several years he led a concert training class at the Zurich Music Academy (now ZHDK ). His commitment to contemporary Swiss music production deserves special mention, especially in the form of (world premieres) performances of several works by Zurich composers such as Max Kuhn and Hermann Haller . The Lower Engadine village of Sent had been his second domicile since 1972, and he was very interested in the Rhaeto-Romanic language spoken there, in which he also began to write poetry.

After a long illness, Warren Thew died on New Year's Eve 1984.

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In addition to his work as a pianist, Warren Thew created:

His estate is administered by the Zurich Central Library .

Publications

Book publications

  • Prouvas da Tschüffer splers - Try to catch butterflies. Poesias - poems. (German transmissions by Lisbet Thew.) Weidling, Stockach-Wahlwies 1999, ISBN 3-922095-37-2 .
    • From it Poesia ... / Poetry ... and Mort - ... / Death - ... in: Roger Perret (Hrsg.): Modern poetry in Switzerland. Limmat Verlag, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-85791-726-4 . P. 385 and 386.
  • Times and Seasons. ( Times of the day and seasons. ) Poems and Drawings (poems (1950–1955) and drawings). Edited by Lisbet Thew. With a foreword by Brian McCulloh: The Creative World of Warren Thew. ( The Creative World Warren Thews . ) Sa-voo Sa-vah Press, Pittsburgh 1994. 2nd edition 1997.
  • Individual songs and poems, published in compilations

Sound recordings

Warren Thew as an interpreter

  • Sergej Rachmaninoff : 9 Études Tableaux . Opus 39. LP, RS-3, Rachmaninoff Society, New York 1951. (First recording)
  • Sergej Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1st Opus 28th LP, RS-6, Rachmaninoff Society, New York 1951/1955. (First recording)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven : 10 varied themes for flute and piano. Opus 107. Raymond Meylan , flute; Warren Thew , piano. LP, MHS 1394, Musical Heritage Society, New York 1972.
  • Hermann Haller : Elegia variata / In Memoriam / Concerto No. 2. For piano / piano trio / piano and string orchestra. Warren Thew , piano; Frank Gassmann, violin; Hartwig Natrop, violoncello; Camerata Zurich , Councilor Tschupp . LP, D-531, Jecklin, Zurich 19 ??
  • Max Kuhn : Concierto de Tenerife. (1961/1962). Warren Thew , piano; Camerata Zurich, Head of Councilor Tschupp. (Together with: Missa brevis .) LP, EL 16696, Ex Libris , Zurich 19 ?? / CD, GMCD 7206, Guildmusic , Ramsen 2000.
  • Joseph Haydn : Piano Concerto in D major , Hob. XVIII / 11, Piano Concerto in F major , Hob. XVIII / 3. Warren Thew , piano; Camerata Zurich, Councilor Tschupp. LP, D-532, Jecklin, Zurich 19 ?? / CD, GMCD 7206, Guildmusic , Ramsen 2000.
  • Warren Thew : Rondo of Bread and Fish . Improvisation. Warren Thew , harpsichord. Single , MR 386, Liverpool Records , Stäfa 1977.
  • Fêtes de Noël: Christmas music by Liszt , Ljapunov , Busoni and Bartók . Warren Thew , piano. LP, MR 460, Liverpool Records , Stäfa 1985. / CD, DMR 766, Liverpool Records , Stäfa 2009.

Warren Thew as a composer

  • Warren Thew : Chanzuns romantschas. Seven songs based on Rhaeto-Romanic poems by Jon Guidon, Armon Planta and Andri Peer . (Together with Chanzuns biblicas ( Biblical songs , translated by Alfons Clalüna), opus 99 by Antonín Dvořàk and Negro Spirituals, arranged by Donald Ryan. ) Jachen Janett, bass-baritone and Risch Biert, piano. CD punts ( bridges ). Madulain / Chur 2007.
  • Warren Thew: composer and pianist. 12 Romansh songs based on poems by Jon Guidon, Armon Planta and Andri Peer. Together with Fêtes de Noël. Christmas music by Liszt, Ljapunov, Busoni and Bartók. Warren Thew , piano; Vocal ensemble Hottingen Zurich, conductor Reto Cuonz. CD, DMR 766, Liverpool Records , Stäfa 2009.

Settings

  • David Angel (* 1940): Reflections on Poems of Warren Thew . For chamber orchestra. 2005.
  • Martin Derungs (* 1943): Off to Narragonia . Suite for orchestra and children's choir; based on texts by Warren Thew , Peter Richner and Saro Marretta . Opus 79. 2002.
  • ders .: Ferm aint il spazi. Three pieces for male choir, based on poems by Warren Thew . Opus 81. 2002.
  • ders .: Intents dal destin. For soprano and flute, based on texts by Warren Thew . Opus 82. 2002.
  • ders .: Intensità da la stà. For four-part mixed choir, based on a poem by Warren Thew . Opus 87. 2007.
  • Rudolf Meyer (* 1943): Readily a World. ( Soon a world. ) Song cycle for alto and fortepiano, based on poems by Warren Thew . 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Katharina Müller: Warren Thew estate directory. Music department of the central library, Zurich 2002
  2. ↑ Charitas Jenny-Ebeling: Butterfly Hunt - Rhaeto-Romanic poems by Warren Thew . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Aug 17, 2000, page 60.
  3. ^ Charles Linsmayer : Romansh made in USA . In: The Bund . July 21, 2004, p. 11.
  4. ↑ see: Katharina Müller: Nachlassverzeichnis Warren Thew. Music Department of the Central Library, Zurich 2002, p. 34.
  5. ^ Booklet with texts by Chris Walton and Räto Tschupp. (German English French). Digitized version (PDF file, 2.7 MB)
  6. ^ Advertisement of the CD christening Punts on December 16, 2007 in Sent. Accessed June 10, 2015 (PDF file, 20 KB.)
  7. ↑ ARTG musical. ( Musical rainbow. ) Audio contribution to the CD Punts . (Conversation with the performers, sound samples, Romansh , 22 min.) On Radio Rumantsch on January 13, 2008.
  8. ^ David Angel: Reflections .... Program for the world premiere by the Sinfonietta Schaffhausen, conducted by Paul K. Haug, on September 24, 2005 in Schaffhausen.
  9. ↑ David Angel: Reflections .... Review of the premiere. In Schaffhauser Nachrichten of September 26, 2005.
  10. ↑ Martin Derungs: Catalog of works ( memento of May 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) at musinfo.ch. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ Rudolf Meyer: Readily a World . Program of the world premiere by Brigitta Dardel (alto) and the composer on November 9, 2004 in Zurich.
  12. ↑ Sabine Buchmann: The fusion of poetry and music. Concert report. In: Zürichsee-Zeitung of November 21, 2006.
personal data
SURNAME Thew, Warren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thew, Warren Perry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Swiss pianist, composer, poet, illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Fairport (New York) , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1984
Place of death Thalwil , Switzerland