Jochen Neurath

Jochen Neurath (born August 13, 1968 in Celle ) is a German composer , arranger and conductor .

Life

Neurath studied composition, piano and music theory at the Berlin University of the Arts and at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater . In addition, he completed private composition studies with Horst Lohse as well as studies in German and philosophy. In 1990 he founded the composer trio NeuNoNeit with Kay Ivo Nowáck and Johannes Harneit . In 1993 he conducted the German premiere of John Cage's Euro Pera 5 in Hamburg (in combination with Socrate by Erik Satie ). From 2001 to 2006 he was “Composer in Residence” at the Hanover State Opera . In 2017 he created a performance version of the unfinished third act of Alban Berg's opera Lulu for the Hamburg State Opera .

Compositions

Stage works

Opera

• Agrippina . ( Libretto by the composer based on Daniel Casper von Lohenstein ).

Incidental music

• to Der Schimmelreiter by Frank Düwel (after Theodor Storm ). Premiere 1998 Brunsbüttel (Elbeforum)
• to the Oresty of Aeschylus . WP 2001 Hanover ( drama ; director: Nicolas Stemann )
• to the project Lieber Not by Christoph Marthaler . WP 2003 Berlin ( Volksbühne )

Vocal compositions

• Trakl fragment (1988). Recording 1989 (Ensemble Moments Musicaux)
• Canto quinto (2004) (Text: Dante Alighieri )

Choral works

• Frozen Dreams (2013) for 2 choirs on the Dachstein accident 1954, premiere 2014, Kilianskirche , Heilbronn
• Voices of the Night (2016) based on Joseph von Eichendorff for choir and instruments, premiere 2017, St. Jakobskirche , Zurich

Orchestral works

• Symphony of Death (1985). Recording 1985 ( Sender Free Berlin )
• Impromptu (1990) for orchestra
• Three pieces for orchestra (1996)

Chamber music

• Sonata funebre (1986)
• Children's play (1989). Recording 1989 (Ensemble Moments Musicaux)
• cum grano salis (2006) for 8 players and 2 conductors. Premiere September 30, 2006 Zurich ( Kunsthaus , lecture hall; ensemble for new music Zurich )
• Missa Sine Domine (2013) for 6 instruments and conductor

Edits

• Arrangement for chamber orchestra of Bach's Art of Fugue (2005-07)
• Orchestra version of Bach's Goldberg Variations (2009), commissioned by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Arrangements of songs by Hanns Eisler
• Chamber music versions of Bizet's Carmen and Mozart's La finta semplice
• Performance version of the 3rd act by Alban Berg's Lulu
• Brahms , Choral Preludes Op. 122 , for chamber orchestra (2010)

student

• Peter Nikolaus Häublein (* 1980)

Web links

• Works by and about Jochen Neurath in the catalog of the German National Library