About Kurt Schwertsik
Kurt Schwertsik (born 25 June 1935, Vienna) is an Austrian contemporary composer. He is famous for creating the “Third Viennese School” and spreading contemporary classical music. A pupil of Joseph Marx and Karl Schiske at the Academy of Music in Vienna, he later studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne and Darmstadt. In 1958 he founded the ensemble "die reihe" with fellow composer and conductor Friedrich Cerha (famous for finishing the opera Lulu
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Am Morgen vor der Reise, Op. 119: No. 2, Kinderklavier
Albumblätter: No. 5, Elegie
Am Morgen vor der Reise, Op. 119: No. 6, Abschied
Unterwegs nach Heiligenstadt, Op. 114: II. Tranquillo (Live)
Albumblätter: No. 2, Abendlied
Am Morgen vor der Reise, Op. 119: No. 1, Ankunft
Divertimento Macchiato, Op. 99: I. Alla marcia
Goldlockchen, Op. 74: I. Fanfare
Alphorn Concerto, Op. 27, " … In Keltischer Manier" (In The Celtic Manner): I. Totenklage
Adieu Satie, Op.86: Darius en vacances
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