Marcus Paus

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Marcus Nicolay Paus (born October 14, 1979 ) ( pronunciation : [ ˈmɑrkʉs ˈpæʉs ]) is a Norwegian composer and one of the most played contemporary Norwegian classical composers. He is considered to be a representative of a reorientation towards tradition, tonality and melody, and his works have been praised by critics in Norway and abroad.

His work includes chamber music, choral works, solo works, concerts, orchestral works, operas and symphonies as well as works for theater, film and television. In 2010 he was artistic director of the Oslo Opera Festival.

He studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Manhattan School of Music . Today he lives in Berlin .

family

He is the son of the famous singers Ole Paus and Anne-Karine Strøm and belongs to the Paus patrician family from Oslo. He is the grandson of the Norwegian general Ole Paus and great-grandson of the landowner and Norwegian consul general in Vienna Thorleif Paus and his Austrian wife Ella Stein. His great-great-grandfather, the steel wholesaler and bank director Ole Paus , was cousin Henrik Ibsens .

Works

Orchestral works

  • Hate Songs for Mezzosoprano & Orchestra (2013-14), text: Dorothy Parker
  • Music for Orchestra (2012)
  • A Portrait of Zhou (Concertino for Flute & Orchestra) (2012)
  • Triple Concerto for Violin, Viola & Orchestra (2011)
  • Two Lyrical Pieces (2007)
  • Ave Mozart! (2006)

Choral works

  • And Now Abide (2012)
  • The Stolen Child (2009), text: WB Yeats
  • Missa Concertante (2008)
  • The Dome & the River (2006)

Chamber music

  • String Quartet no.4 'Ashes' (2013)
  • Sonata for Cello & Piano (2009)
  • String Quartet no.3 (2006)
  • Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano (2006)
  • Lasuliansko Horo for Violin & Piano (2004)

Solo works

  • Funeral music for solo cello (2012)
  • 4 Memento Mori for Solo Piano (2012)
  • The Ladies on the Bridge for Solo Violin (2010)

Operas

  • Eli Sjursdotter (2013-14), libretto by Ola Jonsmoen
  • The Teacher Who Was Not To Be (Læreren som ikke ble) (2013), libretto from "The teacher who was not to be"
  • The Ash-Lad –by Pål (Askeladden –Påls versjon) (2010–11), libretto by Ole Paus
  • The Witches (Heksene) (2007-08), libretto by Ole Paus

Film music

  • UMEÅ4ever (2011), under the direction of Geir Greni
  • Upperdog (2009), directed by Sara Johnsen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Astrid Kvalbein , " vakker Marcus fair ," Aftenposten , March 5, 2008 Culture, p.2
  2. ↑ Olav Egil Aune, "Messe midt i verden," Vårt Land , March 5, 2008 p. 19
  3. ^ Marcus Paus ( Norwegian ) Opera til folket. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ Halstein Røyseland: Marcus Paus: - Det he mye creative DNA . VG Nice. August 25, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Pause, Marcus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paus, Marcus Nicolay (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1979