With Furrer 70, Klangforum Wien is creating a legacy in the artist's lifetime: Beat Furrer – composer, conductor and founder of the ensemble – has selected 18 key works from his oeuvre, collaborating with Klangforum Wien and conducting the ensemble in a series of seminal new recordings. An exclusive media box set with 6 CDs, 3 videos and 2 books offers unparalleled access to Furrer's music and artistry on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
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The Anniversary Box Set
6 CDs
18 key works selected by Beat Furrer from his oeuvre for new recordings with Klangforum Wien, conducted by himself – setting a timeless standard in the interpretation of his own music:
Nuun (1995), Konzert für Violine und Orchester (2020), Klarinettenkonzert (2019), Konzert für Klavier und Ensemble (2008), spur (1998), Retour an Dich (1986), apoklisis (2004), cold and calm and moving (1992), in mia vita da vuolp (2019), La bianca notte (2013), invocation VI (2003), Spazio immergente III (2019), Xenos III (2010/2013), linea dell’orizzonte (2012), intorno al bianco (2016), Gaspra (1988), à un moment de terre perdue (1990), Begehren (2001/2003)
3 Films
Three video documents provide a close-up encounter with Beat Furrer's sources of inspiration and his creative universe: hiking in the Gesäuse mountains or in his ‘composing room’, we can witness the flow of time as his thoughts and his work process unfold. In an extensive conversation with founding members of Klangforum Wien, the long-standing collaboration with the ensemble is explored, and Furrer's stance as a composer becomes tangible.
2 Books
A “Music Book” delves into Furrer’s sonic landscapes of the selected compositions with new essays and introductory texts. A “Book of Books” invites readers into Beat Furrer's personal world of literature: Books are points, land-marks, promises, and atmospheres that refer to things beyond themselves. A comprehensive index of his library collection is accompanied by Furrer’s very own reflections on selected volumes that have lined his life to date.
Photo: Beat Furrer © Manu Theobald