Manfred Stahnke, lover of music
he works and writes on topics like microtonal music, improvisation with
complex meters; Harry Partch, Pierre Boulez, Gérard Grisey and György Ligeti (+ 12.Juni 2006)
Listen
to: Partch
Harp , microtonal harp and microtonal synthesizer (Gesine Dreyer & Manfred Stahnke)
more soundfiles on German page. Some funny remarks on "Portrait" chaosma ensemble für jetztmusik
an Interview with Canzona CV: Manfred Stahnke, born October 1951 in Kiel, Germany, studied composition
with Wolfgang Fortner 1970-73, Klaus Huber and Brian Ferneyhough 1973-74,
György Ligeti 1974-79. Besides he studied piano with Edith Picht-Axenfeld,
and violin. After his studies in composition he finished his dissertation in musicology
on Pierre Boulez' Third Piano Sonata (1979, under Constantin Floros in Hamburg.
1979-80 he went to the USA to study with the microtonalist Ben Johnston
in Urbana, Illinois, and with the computermusic scientist and composer John
Chowning in Stanford, California. In 2001, Stahnke wrote ORPHEUS KRISTALL, opera in two media (stage
and internet), for Muenchener Biennale, premiered 3 May 2002 (for details see German page), and before
that two microtonal operas, premiered in 1981 (USHER after E.A.Poe,
published by Ricordi
) and 1987 (HEINRICH IV, after Pirandello). He wrote several orchestra
pieces, like DER MANDELBROTBAUM, played by the Sinfonieorchester
des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden 1992, TRACE DES SORCIERS, Festival
Donaueschinger Musiktage 1997, and DANZBODNLOCK - Violin Symphony, Festival
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2006. There is a long list of chamber music, played by outstanding ensembles
like the Stockholm Woodwind Quintet, ensemble 13 Baden-Baden,
ensemble avance Stuttgart, Clementi-Trio Köln, ensemble
modern Frankfurt, Nieuw Ensemble Amsterdam, Accanto Trio
Stuttgart, ensemble chaosma Hamburg, Wolpe Trio Köln,
ensemble Est!Est!!Est!!! Saarbrücken, ensemble Intégrales
Hamburg, ensemble wireworks Hamburg etc. Most of the musical works are privately published and available under the
private address. There are many publications of his, e.g. about general aesthetics, or Harry
Partch, György Ligeti, Pierre Boulez, Gérard Grisey, also on
his own work. Since some of the writings are difficult to find, they are
privately published and available under the private
address. He is professor for composition and music theory at the Hamburg Musikhochschule. Recently (2007) he worked together with le nouvel ensemble modern in Montréal and gave lectures and a masterclass at McGill University and Université de Montréal. For details of new events see German page Aktuelles.
Discography:
"Harbor Town Love at Millennium's End", trio sax, perc, pno, CD "Donaueschinger
Musiktage 1994", Trio Accanto, col legno WWE 3CD 31882 (1995)
www.col-legno.de
"Harbor Town Love at Millennium's End", trio sax, perc, pno, CD "ensemble
katarakt" (2003)
www.katarakt.ch
"Harbor Town Love at Millennium's End", trio sax, perc, pno, CD "est!
est!! est!!! #2", ensemble est! est!! est!!!, PERC.PROductions 10052004
LC 11995 (2004)
www.perc-pro.com
"Trace des sorciers", orchestra, CD "Donaueschinger Musiktage 1997", SWR Sinfonieorchester, col legno WWE 3CD 20026 (1998)
"Ritus", trio fl, vc, pno: CD "Harmonies and Counterpoints", Wolpe
Trio, Cybele 360.401 (1999)
www.cybele.de
"Partota", pno solo, CD "Neues von der Milchstraße", Peter Jürgen
Hofer, peermusic classical (2000), Mühlenkamp 45, D-22303 Hamburg
peernoten@peermusic.com
"Lumpengalerie", sextet fl, cl, v, vc, perc, pno, CD "est! est!! est!!!
#1", ensemble est! est!! est!!!, PERC.PROductions 10012001 LC 11995 (2001)
www.perc-pro.com
"Lumpengalerie", sextet fl, cl, v, vc, perc, pno, CD "Musik in Deutschland
- Instrumentale Kammermusik - Spielformen der Improvisation", ensemble est! est!! est!!!, Deutscher Musikrat, SONY/BMG 74321 73624 2 (2005), siehe PERC.PROductions
10012001 LC 11995 (2001)
www.deutscher-musikrat.de
"streetmusic II", duo v, cb, CD "street music - compositions for the duo
slaatto reinecke, violin & double bass", Helge Slaatto, Frank Reinecke, Ambitus amb 96882 (2006)
http://www.ambitus.de
"Capra", Violine solo in Scordatura, CD "The Refined Ear - Solo works for violin and viola", Barbara Lüneburg, coviello classics, Unterserie coviello contemporary, COV 60610 (2006)
www.covielloclassics.de
contact:
Prof. Dr. Manfred Stahnke
Kupferdamm 12
D- 22159 Hamburg
Fon +49 40 668 29 70
ms@manfred-stahnke.de