Philippe Boesmans
Philippe Boesmans (17 May 1936 – 10 April 2022) was a Belgian pianist, composer and academic teacher. He studied to be a pianist at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, and was self-taught as a composer, influenced by the Liège Group of Henri Pousseur, André Souris, and Célestin Deliège, and by attending the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. He worked for the Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) from 1961, as a producer from 1971. Boesman became primarily recognised for his operas, with works written for the Royal Opera House La Monnaie in Brussels as composer in residence since 1985. Four operas were written in collaboration with Luc Bondy who adapted plays for him, Schnitzler's La Ronde, Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Strindberg's Miss Julie and Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda by Witold Gombrowicz, and who directed the world premieres of the operas. Au monde was honoured with an International Opera Award in 2015. His last opera based on Feydeau's vaudeville 'On purge bébé' had its world premiere at La Monnaie in Brussels in December 2022.
Genre: french-opera, belgian-contemporary-classical
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Top Tracks
- Ricercar sconvolto
- Reigen: Scene X
- Reigen: Scene IX
- Reigen: Scene VIII
- Reigen: Scene VII
- Reigen: Scene VI, Part II
- Reigen: Scene VI, Part I
- Reigen: Scene V
- Reigen: Scene IV
- Reigen: Scene III
- Reigen: Scene II
- Reigen: Prelude - Scene I
- Surfing - Live
- Surfing
- Day Dreams
- Fanfare II
- Wintermärchen
- Chambres d'à côté
- Season’s Dream - Live
- On purge bébé !, Scène 2: Îles qui bordent le nord de l’Écosse
Albums (23)
- Boesmans: On purge bébé ! Opera in One Act (2023)
- On purge bébé !, Scène 2: Îles qui bordent le nord de l’Écosse (2023)
- Sur le Fil (2022)
- Sur le fil (Live) (2022)
- Philippe Boesmans: Fin de nuit (2019)
- Philippe Boesmans: Pinocchio (2018)
- Au monde | Philippe Boesmans (2015)
- Musiques Nouvelles 2012 (2013)
- Boesmans : Chambres d'à côté (2012)
- Boesmans: Yvonne, Princesse de Bourgogne (2011)
- Boesmans: Reigen (2011)
- Susan Chilcott in Brussels (2011)
- Edition Musikfabrik, Vol. 07 - Unerwartet (1970)
- Boesmans: Œuvres pour orchestre (2009)
- Boesmans: Tunes, Cadenza, Fanfare I & Surfing (2009)
- Boesmans: Julie - Opera in One Act (2009)
- Bartholomée, Boesmans & Gobert: Percutronique (2009)
- Queen Elisabeth Competition 1951-2001 (Live) (2001)
- Cathedrale De Bruxelles - Orgue Grenzing (2000)
- Boesmans: Wintermärchen (2000)
- Queen Elisabeth Competition - Singing 1996 (Live) (1996)
- Berio, Amy, Darasse, Jolas, Boesmans (1970)
- Boesmans, Bartholomée, Foccroulle & Mernier: For Early Instruments (1970)
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