Panorama De Leeuw XVII:
Administrative low

 

Thea Derks follows the musical trail of Reinbert de Leeuw based
on her biography Reinbert de Leeuw, mens of melodie (Reinbert
de Leeuw, man or melody
).mens of melodie

Last time, a full version of the cycle Canto General sounded that Peter Schat composed in 1973. In this
he was already looking for more intelligibility while Louis Andriessen,
on the other hand, developed a
much more radical style in that
same period. In 1976, his inter-
national breakthrough came with
his pounding composition De Staat, which was at the basis of the so-
called the Hague School.

Board member

At the premiere, Lucas Vis conducts the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
with Reinbert de Leeuw on piano.
Not long after that, the latter succeeded Mr Andriessen as board member of publisher Donemus, on behalf of the employees. These are concerned because head of documentation Nico Schuyt holds a fulltime appointment but only works halftime. The majority of the board wants to start paying him only for the hours worked. Although Reinbert de Leeuw has been appointed as representative of the employees, he sides with Mr Schuyt and together they turn against fellow board member Robert Heppener, who supports the decision on behalf of Geneco.

Nico SchuytEarly retirement

The fight knows only losers: Mr
Schuyt acrimoniously takes early retirement, due to stress Mr
Heppener can't write another
note, and Mr de Leeuw is dis-
charged from office by the
employees. The Schuyt issue
signified an administrative low
for him.

Panorama De Leeuw

During the broadcast of Panorama
De Leeuw
you will hear the following works:

  1. Louis Andriessen: De Staat
    Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
    / Lucas Vis
  2. Nico Schuyt: from Quatuor de ballet: finale
    David Scott, trumpet; Pastiche Ensemble
  3. Robert Heppener: Four Songs on Poems by Ezra Pound
    Susan Narucki, soprano;
    Sepp Grotenhuis, piano

Compositioned and hosted by: Thea Derks
Recording technique: Ger van den Beuken

Broadcast: Wednesday 2 March 2016, 9 pm. You can play back the broadcast here.

 

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