Peter Barcaba

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Peter Barcaba (born October 3, 1947 in Vienna ; † September 19, 2017 ) was an Austrian composer and pianist .

Life

Peter Barcaba received his pianistic training from Doris Leischner and Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna, Ludwik Stefanski in Warsaw and Conrad Hanssen in Detmold . He also studied composition with Alfred Uhl and conducting with Hans Swarowsky . As a pianist, in addition to solo concerts, he mainly performed as a chamber musician and accompanist, including as a long-time member of the Vienna Chamber Music Association, with which he played concerts all over Europe. He has also conducted several chamber orchestras , including the Ensemble Wienklang, the Krems Chamber Orchestra and the Sonyc Orchestra New York .

As a composer, Barcaba devoted himself to all genres: he wrote solo works for piano and viola, many chamber music works, song cycles, religious works for choir, solos and orchestra and solo concerts. Many of his works were premiered in the “New Artists Forum” in Vienna and at international festivals as commissioned works (Schleswig-Holstein, Aurich , Ottawa , New York, Seoul, ...).

Peter Barcaba held a piano professorship at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna until 2013, where he also sponsored many young chamber music ensembles. He also advocated the interpretation according to Heinrich Schenker .

Compositions

  • Solo works
    • Fantasy for viola solo Op. 4th
    • Variations on a Theme by Ph. E. Bach for Piano Op. 31
    • Fantasy for piano solo Op. 35a
  • Chamber music
    • Sonata for violoncello and piano Op. 16
    • Passacaglia for violin and piano Op. 20th
    • Sonatina for violin and piano Op. 23
    • Sonata for 2 pianos Op. 38
    • Capriccio for flute and piano Op. 43
    • Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Op. 7th
    • Variations on a Theme from Don Pasquale for Violin, Viola and Piano Op. 14th
    • Trio for violin, violoncello and piano Op. 28
    • Trio for violin, violoncello and piano Op. 40
    • String Quartet Op. 22 (escape)
    • String Quartet Op. 44
    • String Sextet Op. 12
  • Orchestral works
    • Divertimento f. Orchestra Op. 6th
    • Klezmer Serenade f. String Orchestra Op. 18th
    • Capriccio for piano and orchestra Op. 27
    • Rhapsody for orchestra Op. 29
    • Ballad for orchestra Op. 46
  • Concerts
    • Concerto for marimba and string orchestra Op. 33
    • Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra Op. 37
  • Songs
    • Op. 11 (voice, horn, piano)
    • Cycles Op. 24, 26, 30 voice, piano
    • single: Op. 34 voice, piano
    • Song of Songs (AT) Op. 45 voice, string quartet
  • Choral works
    • 3 motets for mixed choir Op. 39
    • Motet "In the beginning was the word" for mixed choir Op. 41
  • Spiritual works
    • Songs after visions v. Joa Bolendas (voice, piano) Op. 1
    • Gloria for choir and orchestra Op. 5
    • Getsemaneh for solos, choir and orchestra Op. 9
    • Creation Prayer for String Quartet and Voice Op. 17th
    • Last Supper for solo voices and orchestra Op. 21st
    • The birth of Jesus (mixed choir, 2 flutes, 2 marimbas, organ) Op. 32
    • Passion songs (1–2 solo parts, piano) Op. 36

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary notice at the municipality of Mautern an der Donau (PDF file)
personal data
SURNAME Barcaba, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 19th September 2017