|
It is with special pleasure
that I send off to you Newsletter no. 7 on August 1,
2003 - Hans Rott's 145th birthday.
1. Concerts 2003/2004
This year has had many
performances of Rott's works in store already, and
I am pleased to announce that there will be some more
before the
end of the year::
| September
12, 2003 |
Mürzzuschlag/A,
"Internationales Musikfest des Brahmsmuseums
in Mürzzuschlag am Semmering"
("International
Music Festival of the Brahms Museum in Mürzzuschlag
at the Semmering")
|
| |
Scherzo
from the String Quartet in c minor |
| |
Hugo
Wolf Quartett |
| |
|
| November
11, 2003 |
Lakeland/Florida/USA
|
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
Imperial
Symphony Orchestra |
| |
Arthur
Pranno |
| |
|
| December
7, 2003 |
Munich/D |
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
Münchener
Rundfunkorchester |
| |
Sebastian
Weigle |
| |
|
| December
18, 2003 |
La
Coruña/E, Palacio de la Opera |
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
Orquesta
Sinfónica de Galicia |
| |
Victor
Pablo Perez |
| |
|
| December
19, 2003 |
Vigo/E |
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
Orquesta
Sinfónica de Galicia |
| |
Victor
Pablo Perez
|
Another two performances
of the Symphony No. 1 in E major are likely to take
place in Lisbon/Portugal in October 2003.
And there could hardly
be a better start into 2004 than with the world premiere
of the Symphony in A-flat major for String Orchestra:
2004
|
|
| |
|
| January
4, 2004 |
Wohlen
(Swiss canton Aaargau)/Switzerland |
| |
Symphony
in A-flat major for String Orchestra |
| |
Cappella
dei Giovani |
| |
David
Schwarb |
| |
The
world premiere of this work may take place already
some days earlier (also in Switzerland).
|
| |
|
| March
5/6, 2004 |
Mainz/D |
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
and
Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture in d minor
op. 81
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Concert for Violin
and Orchestra in e minor op. 64 |
| |
Orchester
des Staatstheaters Mainz |
| |
Catherine
Rückwardt |
| |
|
| April
16, 2004 |
Teneriffa/E |
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
sowie
Antonin Dvorak: Violinkonzert a-Moll op. 53 |
| |
Orquesta
Sinfónica de Tenerife |
| |
Victor
Pablo Perez |
| |
|
| October
15/16, 2004 |
Cologne/D |
| |
Symphony
No. 1 in E major |
| |
WDR
Sinfonieorchester Köln |
| |
Neeme
Järvi |
2. "...An Intensive Talent..."
The "klang:punkte" magazine
(spring 2003 issue) of the music publishers Doblinger
features an article on Hans Rott worth reading:
:
Walter Weidringer
- "... ein intensives Talent ..." ("...An Intensive
Talent...")
Thanks to the kind permission
of author and the publishing house of Doblinger we are
able to offer you a PDF version of his article in
German and English. The members of the Internationale
Hans Rott Gesellschaft will receive a copy of the mag
along with the next
circular letter.
Thanks to the kind permission
of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde,
Vienna you will find also the article "Lachen Sie nicht, meine Herren" ("Do
not laugh, Gentlemen") by Dr Thomas Leibnitz in German and English on our Website.
3. All performable
works by Rott edited
Within his thesis Johannes
Volker Schmidt has been editing many of Rott's works,
such as:
- Symphony in A-flat major
for String Orchestra (Nowak no. 37, Banks
no. 37)
- Orchestral Prelude in
E major (Nowak no. 32, Banks no.
41)
- Suite in E major for
Orechstra (Nowak no. 33, Banks no.
47)
- Zwei Wünsche (Two Wishes)
in e minor for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (Nowak
no. 29, Banks no. 35)
as well as several piano
works. Almost all performable works by Hans Rott seem
to be edited now. Whether and from whom the editions
may be obtained you will learn from the list of performable works.
A complete works index
for the Hans Rott website is presently being compiled
and I hope to be able to present it in the course of
this
year.
4. Hans Rott at
the 23rd Gustav Mahler Music Weeks Toblach/Dobbiaco
2003
At the 23rd Gustav Mahler
Music Weeks Toblach/Dobbiaco 2003 Hans Rott had been
present in spoken word and sound: On July 15 Dr Uwe
Harten, President of the Internationale Hans Rott Gesellschaft,
gave a well-received lecture "Hans Rott - A Composer
is Emerging from the Shadow of Gustav Mahler".
In the evening the Mandelring Quartett played Hans Rott's
String Quartet in c minor.
At the same time Radio Bozen broadcasted an interview
with Dr Harten.
5. World premiere
of "Zwei Wünsche" ("Two Wishes")
In the meantime another
Lied - "Two Wishes" - Rafael D. Marihart
edition - has had its world premiere on June
27, 2003 in the Mozart
Foyer of the Westphalian Music School in Münster. It
was performed by Jens Zumbült, Tenor, and Werner Marihart,
piano.
6. Symphony
No. 1 in E major performed by the Houston Symphony
The strike mentioned in
our last newsletter fortunately did not have any negative
effect on the performances of the Symphony No. 1 in
E
major planned during April 26 to 28, 2003. It was literally
in the last minute that an agreement was reached. The
performances are said
to have been very successful.
7. Hans Rott Newsletter
Extra (April 1, 2003)
In this special issue we had informed you about
the renaming of Mariahilfer Strasse into Hans-Rott-Gasse.
Lest there should be any
misunderstanding on your side please note that this
had been an April joke. There is no Hans-Rott-Gasse
in Vienna. Well, not yet.
Now, for all subscribers who are not familiar with a
custom quite common in Germany and other countries:
The 1st of April is the day to
more or less successfully pull the legs of other people
who are supposed to grin and bear it. So better be aware
of all notices
bearing this date.
We do hope, however, that in the not too distant future
there will be a street in Vienna which bears Hans Rott's
name.
Thanks for your interest.
Martin Brilla
|
