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Pflüger, Andreas (b. August 23, 1941, Basel). Swiss composer of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Pflüger is the son of the painter Carl Pflüger-Gotstein. He received his diploma in composition and double bass at the Musikakademie Basel in 1965. He also studied contemporary music privately with Luis de Pablo in Madrid from 1966-68 and attended Darmstadt in the late 1970s, where he encountered Mauricio Kagel, Siegfried Palm, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Iannis Xenakis, among others.
He collaborated with the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon in 1965-66 and with Igor Markevitch in Madrid from 1966-68. He returned to Switzerland in 1968 and took some musical jobs from 1968-75.
He lectured on Swiss music throughout the USA in 1997 and in Argentina and Paraguay in 1998.
He is married to the violinist Katharina Schamböck.
In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Pflüger has composed more than 150 film scores under the name Andy Benedict.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: anpflu@tis.ch
Street address: Mr. Andreas Pflüger, Sierenzerstr. 63, 4055 Basel, Switzerland
Telephone/fax: + 416 1321 7129
Cellular phone: + 417 9425 1583
Website: http://www.neueneuemusik.ch
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Agora (ballet, scenario by Sergey Golovin), 1976; Orsina, strega che non muore mai (opera, libretto by Gritzko Mascioni), 1982; Opera 163 (ballet), 1984; Cécilia (1 act opera, libretto by Michel Odier), 1986; Catharsis (ballet, scenario by Antal Fodor), 1988; Kafkas Traumspiel (opera, libretto by Julius Effenberger), 1993; Die Physiker (2 act opera, libretto by Wolfgang Willaschek, after Friedrich Dürrenmatt), 1995-96, revised 1998-99; Der vergessene Gefangene (opera, libretto by Jaroslav Gillar), 2001; Grand (opera, libretto by Jaroslav Gillar, after Bruno A. Nauser), 2002-03; ...doch alle Lust (melodrama, text by Friedrich Nietzsche), speaker, English horn, CD, 2004
ORCHESTRAL: Amron, cello, small orchestra, 1974; Figuren, 6 pianos, harpsichord, celesta, percussion, small orchestra (14 players), 1974; Concerto, cello, orchestra, 1976; Chinoiseries, flute, orchestra, 1976; Kontraktionen, 1976; Concerto, clarinet, orchestra, 1978; Concerto No. 1, violin, orchestra, 1982; Ecco il Violino, violin, string orchestra, 1983; Moonfantasy, cello, small orchestra, 1984; Szenerie, piano, orchestra, 1986; Il Contrabbasso, double bass, string orchestra, 1988; Sym-Phonia, 1993; Concerto No. 2, violin, orchestra, 1996; Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe, 1997; Schweben, violin, string orchestra, 1997; Le Concert, piano, string orchestra, 1998; Lithuanian Folksongs, string orchestra, 1998; Im Garten der Lüste, violin, percussion, string orchestra, 1999; Ecco il Contrabbasso, double bass, string orchestra, 1999-2001; Symphonie in H(andy)-Dur, 11 cellular phones, orchestra, 2001; Don Quixote – oder der sinnvolle Kampf gegen das Aussichtslose..., large orchestra, 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC: Fünf Nachtstücke, string quartet, 1978; Capriccio, double bass, 1982; Orfeo, cello, piano, 1983, revised 2002; canto della notte, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, French horn, bassoon, 1984; Moments Musicaux, 4 saxophones, 1984; Jeux à deux, alto saxophone, percussion, 1988; Sogno d'estate, 4 saxophones, 1988; Jasmin, recorder, harp, 1989 (also version for English horn, harp, 1989); Stories, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1989; Vari-Azioni, string quartet, 1989; Noch ein Wind, violin, piano, 1990; Trio 1991, violin, cello, piano, 1991; Kayan Yildiz, oboe, clarinet, piano, 1992; Sonate 1993, violin, piano, 1993; Serenade, oboe, violin, viola, cello, 1994; tra qua e là, alto saxophone, piano, 1995; Ferner Horizont, violin, 1996; Seven Short Stories, violin, guitar, 1997; Five Statements, guitar, 1997; Labyrinth, piano, harpsichord, celesta, clavichord, 1997; ...atmosphère..., ensemble, 1998; Incontri, violin, piano, 1998; contrasts, accordion, ensemble (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, percussion), 1999; Daymusic, string quartet, 1999; Doppelspiel, violin, accordion, 1999; Steine, violin, 1999
CHAMBER MUSIC: Der schlafende Denker, 3 saxophones, 2000; Peters Objekte, violin, 2000; Thema mit Folgen, guitar (+ electric guitar), double bass (+ bass guitar), 2000; Violorganum, violin, organ, 2000; BACH, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 2001; Resonanzen, 4 French horns, 2002; Polaroid, oboe, CD, 2002; Störphall, oboe, piano, 2002; Nostalgia – oder die Geburt des Adonis, oboe, harp, CD, 2003; Phantasien, clarinet, piano, 2003; Méditation profonde, flute, harp, viola, 2003; Kontrabassissimo, double bass, CD, 2003; ...events..., trumpet, percussion, 2003; Pop Art, 4 saxophones, CD, 2003; Música temprana y tardía – para poesías de León Zeldis Mandel, flute, guitar, 2003; Die Jahreszeiten, violin, cello, piano, 2003; Hornspiel, 2 French horns, piano, 2003; Ecco la Guitarra, guitar, CD, 2003-04; Romance, flute, English horn, harp, 2004; Quintett, clarinet, string quartet, 2004; Trio, clarinet, viola, piano, 2004; Capriccio a tre, saxophone, bassoon, piano, 2004
CHORAL: Chöre nach Mitternacht (song-cycle, text by Nelly Sachs), 4 female voices, piano, 2002
VOCAL: Schneeige Nacht (text by Georg Trakl), soprano, flute, cello, piano, 1979; Dero Wolfgang Amadé (Lieder, text by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), baritone, orchestra, 1980; Dialogues (text by Georges Haldas), alto, ensemble, 1980; Il tempo ha lasciato il suo mantello (text by Vinicio Salati), mezzo-soprano, ensemble, 1982; Flashes and Flares, soprano, flute, guitar, double bass, 1983; Vision (text by Joseph von Eichendorff), soprano, orchestra, 1984; Von Dawid (text by Martin Buber), baritone, orchestra, 1998; Fadensonnen (text by Paul Celan), alto, ensemble, 1999; Sonetti e Canzoni (text by Petrarch), soprano, violin, ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba), 2002; Sieben Rosen später... (text by Paul Celan), soprano, accordion, 2003; Fünf Gesänge (text by Ingeborg Bachmann), mezzo-soprano/alto, piano, 2003-04; Hesse Lieder, soprano, piano, 2004; Das Perlendach (text by Muhammad ibn Jabir al-Battani [translated by René Ladner]), soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, piano, 2004; Clockwork, alto, guitar, violin, jukebox, 2004; Die Silbe Schmerz (texts by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, Paul Celan), alto, accordion, 2004; If (text by Rudyard Kipling), alto, trumpet, guitar, 2004; Clair de lune (text by Paul Verlaine), mezzo-soprano, harp, piano, 2004-05; Vocalise, mezzo-soprano, harp, 2004-05; Granzwert – oder die Schulstunde, soprano, flute, clarinet, accordion, percussion
PIANO: dreams, 1973; New dreams, 1991; Small Talk, 1998; Bachspiel, 2003; Klavierspiel – drei kleine Stücke, 2003; Celan Phantasien, 2004; Claviertail, 2004
(Last updated on January 30, 2005)
