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Elliott Carter: "Intermittences" for Piano

DW staff (kg/kjb)September 23, 2008

American composer Elliott Carter turns 100 this year. His works often adopt a neoclassical aesthetic and those written after 1950 tend to be atonal.

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Elena Bashkirova
Bashkirova is the founder of the Metropolis Ensemble in Berlin and Jerusalem International Festival of Chamber MusicImage: Beethovenfest/Privat

Carter's "Intermittences" for piano, written in 2005, tactfully parallels silence with sound.

It was performed by Russian pianist Elena Bashkirova as part of the 2008 Beethovenfest in Bonn.

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Elliott Carter: 'Intermittences for Piano,' performed by Elena Bashkirova (MP3 / 9:25)

Beethovenfest 2008 / Konzert am 21. September / Elena Baschkirowa & Friends, "Intermittences" für Klavier, Baschkirowa, Elena (Klavier
22. September 200809:24 min
Der Dirigent Kurt Masur, aufgenommen am Dienstag (08.04.2008) während einer Probe in der Beethovenhalle in Bonn. Masur war viele Jahre Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig. Von 1991 bis 2002 wirkte er zudem als Chefdirigent des New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Von 2000 bis 2007 war er Musikdirektor des London Philharmonic Orchestra. Seit 2002 hat Masur die musikalische Leitung des Orchestre National de France in Paris inne. Foto: Felix Heyder dpa/lnw +++(c) dpa - Report+++

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