Louis Andriessen dead

[Herman]

This week Louis Andriessen (1939 - 2021) died.

He hadn't been well, due to dementia.

December 2020, his last orchestral piece, 'May', was premiered, his last beautiful gasp.

[relm1]

That's too bad to hear.  RIP.

[Mandryka]

Same week as Fred Rzewski. And by chance I managed to find this wonderful old recording, very well transferred by an amateur and available for no money at all here



https://wolf5th.blogspot.com/2018/03/169n-louis-andriessen-frederic-rzewski.html#more

[Karl Henning]

This week Louis Andriessen (1939 - 2021) died.

He hadn't been well, due to dementia.

December 2020, his last orchestral piece, 'May', was premiered, his last beautiful gasp.

Vale, Maestro

https://www.youtube.com/v/eEEBKxfH-_g

[T. D.]

Same week as Fred Rzewski. And by chance I managed to find this wonderful old recording, very well transferred by an amateur and available for no money at all here



https://wolf5th.blogspot.com/2018/03/169n-louis-andriessen-frederic-rzewski.html#more

RIP, sad news. My thoughts exactly (re. emphasis added passage). Thanks for posting the recording, will definitely listen (familiar with both pieces, once saw a memorable live Coming Together).

[Herman]

He died this morning (thursday).

I remember I used to see him occassionally near his home on the canal in Amsterdam.

[Karl Henning]

I never saw him later than our time in Buffalo, but he and Charles were the highlights of my time languishing in Buffalo.

[Herman]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fconcrete/47927821021/in/photostream/

Andriessen and his wife, the violinist Monica Germino @ Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.

The scarf industry will never recover.

One of his valedictory works for the RCO, 'Mysteries', 2013

https://www.facebook.com/Concertgebouworkest/videos/491540911934412/

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2021/07/01/960923935/louis-andriessen-influential-iconoclastic-dutch-composer-dies-at-age-82?t=1625158525701

[vandermolen]

That's too bad to hear.  RIP.

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