Furrer 70 – Anniversary Box Set – Pre-Order Now!

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Furrer 70

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 for 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 (upcoming) 70th birthday.

Explore Beat Furrer's creative life-world (“Lebenswelt”) through the lens of 5 perspectives in multi-layered dimensions and transmedially interwoven.

With his compositions at the heart, complemented by conversations, films and texts, this collection extends an invitation to discover Furrer’s oeuvre. His concept of time conveys the notion of a unique musical language that – intricately intertwined – constantly evolves and renews itself. The affinities of musical and linguistic elements unfolding in his music along the lines of his creative career are also tracing the changes of contemporary music (Neue Musik) and its interpretation over time. Speech in its sonification reaches new realms hitherto unheard of and expands the spectrum of possibilities – never resolving to a final conclusion. Furrer's places of residence and his personal library offer invaluable insights into his sources of inspiration, his thought and his work process as a composer.

Release on 19 November 2024

→ Limited Time Offer: Pre-Order Now at the Special Price of € 250,-

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Secure your personal Furrer 70 edition at the advantageous price of € 250,- (instead of € 290,-) – a high-quality collectors box set, exclusively designed.
Offer available only until the official release date on 19 November 2024.

Order directly using the button above. If you have any queries about the product, we look forward to hearing from you at info@klangforum.at

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The Anniverary Box Set

6 CDs

18 key works selected by Beat Furrer from his oeuvre for new recordings, 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 Videos

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 book collection is accompanied by Furrer’s personal comments on selected books that have lined his life to date.

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