Daniel Hess (composer)

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Daniel Hess (born August 20, 1965 in Zurich ) is a Swiss composer .

Life

Daniel Hess was born in Zurich in 1965. He studied viola at the music academies in Zurich, Lucerne and Jerusalem. This was followed by studies in composition at the Lucerne School of Music with Caspar Diethelm and further studies with Rudolf Kelterborn and Josef Haselbach.

With his 1st string quartet, he won 1st prize at the composition competition in Reinach BL in 1986 . 1991 First performance of the 1st symphony. Composition commissions and concerts in Switzerland, Ukraine, Germany and Israel. In 2004 his 4th symphony "Hero and Leander" was premiered. It is a commission for the Elbe-Weser International Youth Symphony Orchestra in Germany.

Daniel Hess lives with his family in Winterthur .

Works

  • 1987: Neshama for viola solo
  • 1989: Sonata per 3 strumenti for viola, cello and piano
  • 1990: Symphony No. 1 " Jerusalem " for orchestra
  • 1993: Canzoni for flute, clarinet (B-flat), violin, cello, piano and percussion
  • 1996: " ... if you are tired ... " and other pieces for viola (or violoncello) and piano, Musik Verlag Nepomuk
  • 1997: Symphony No. 2 " Catullus " for orchestra
  • 1997: String Quartet No. 4
  • 1997: Welke Blätter violin sonata for violin and piano, four-movement sonata based on poems by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942).
  • 1998: black and white . Children's opera, text by Andreas Mildner
  • 1999: Divertimento for flute and harpsichord
  • 1999: Sonata for viola solo
  • 2000: Chants of the Sappho for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, piano, percussion and tape
  • Symphony No. 3 for orchestra
  • 2002: Broadway Boogie-Woogie . Concerto for piano and orchestra. Music for Piet Mondrian's painting "Broadway Boogie Woogie" (1944).
  • Symphony No. 4 " Hero and Leander " for orchestra
  • 2004: Threnos for viola solo
  • 2004: Elegy " In memoriam Caspar Diethelm " for viola and piano
  • 2004: JP No. 21 " Reflections " for string trio for the painting "Number 21" by Jackson Pollock
  • " ... of the lovely light of the sun ... " Serenata messàpica for flute, viola, harp and cello
  • Io saturnalia . Festival music for choir and orchestra
  • 2006: 2nd sonata for viola and piano
  • 2007: Chamber concert for viola and string orchestra
  • 2008: Stanzas - based on poems by Hugo Bollschweiler and Franz Hohler . For soprano and small ensemble

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personal data
SURNAME Hess, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich