Minimalists (and other classical composers/musicians)

[gcreptile 11,078]

French conductor Georges Pretre, dead at 92:

 

http://slippedisc.com/2017/01/viennas-favourite-maestro-dies-aged-92/

 

He was on my longlist, could have been this year's Pierre Boulez...

 

Also dead, "eminent" british pianist Anthony Goldstone at 72:

 

http://slippedisc.com/2017/01/eminent-british-pianist-has-died/

[drol 12,146]

Italian obits for Pretre.

http://www.lastampa.it/2017/01/04/spettacoli/musica/morto-il-direttore-dorchestra-georges-pretre-aveva-anni-ukOxlBI9WoFrPsqy1xKILL/pagina.html

http://www.ansa.it/lombardia/notizie/2017/01/04/morto-direttore-orchestra-georges-pretre_092762cc-09a7-4315-9575-d04ffe0eb565.html

http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/cultura/2017-01-04/addio-georges-pretre-direttore-d-orchestra-stimato-maria-callas-200641.shtml?uuid=ADVK2PQC

[drol 12,146]

French conductor Georges Pretre, dead at 92:

 

http://slippedisc.com/2017/01/viennas-favourite-maestro-dies-aged-92/

 

He was on my longlist, could have been this year's Pierre Boulez...

 

Also dead, "eminent" british pianist Anthony Goldstone at 72:

 

http://slippedisc.com/2017/01/eminent-british-pianist-has-died/

Oh, Sorry. Beat me by a minute (in the other thread).

[Thatcher 2,480]

Max Wilcox, a classical record producer and winner of 5 Grammys, who worked closely with Arthur Rubinstein, has died aged 88.

[Sir Creep 7,071]

Max Wilcox, a classical record producer and winner of 5 Grammys, who worked closely with Arthur Rubinstein, has died aged 88.

 

I wonder how many people have ever had an X in their first and last names? Must be pretty damned rare.

SC

[Thatcher 2,480]

Gervase de Peyer, principal clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra (1956-1973), and conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra, has died aged 90.

[The Dead Cow 620]

Dead, aged 93

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,229]

Conductor Jonathan Strasser has died from cancer aged 70. https://theviolinchannel.com/american-violinist-fame-condutor-jonathan-strasser-died-obituary/?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#357582809-tw1489229913231

 

I'd not have bothered, but this is where he is most famous and it's one of my favourites (yes he's the conductor):

 

[gcreptile 11,078]

Dmitri Hvorostovsky cancels more concerts:

 

https://slippedisc.com/2017/04/concern-as-dmitry-hvorostovsky-cancels-dublin/

[gcreptile 11,078]

Hvorostovsky makes a surprise appearance and apprently sings well, but looks like death personified:

 

http://observer.com/2017/05/splendor-nostalgia-and-camp-salute-50-years-of-the-met-at-lincoln-center/

[RadGuy 1,619]

One of the most famous Polish musicians, Zbigniew Wodecki has died after a couple of weeks in the hospital recovering from a stroke. He was 67.

 

Edit: Whoops, wrong thread. I was only vaguely aware of his existence before he died (via social media posts from my Polish family and friends during Wodecki's hospitalization) and for some reason, I believed he was a classical composer. Couldn't be more off; was actually a pop star! 

[YoungWillz 21,229]

British conductor Jeffrey Tate has apparently died of a heart attack aged 74. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bergamonews.it%2F2017%2F06%2F02%2Fil-direttore-dorchestra-jeffrey-tate-stroncato-da-un-malore-allaccademia-carrara%2F256004%2F&edit-text

 

Don't think the translation of shot dead helps, but I'm sure he wasn't.

 

Anyhoo, Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Tate

[ObakeFilter 965]

Malcolm Lipkin, a lesser known classical composer, died aged 85 while receiving a Telegraph obituary.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/06/08/malcolm-lipkin-composer-obituary/

[gcreptile 11,078]

Apparently, there's an epidemic among conductors right now and they are all turning sick leading them to cancel their concerts;

 

http://slippedisc.com/2017/06/two-more-maestros-drop-out-this-is-beyond-a-joke/

[ObakeFilter 965]

Composer Pierre Henry has died aged 89.

http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2017/07/06/le-compositeur-francais-pierre-henry-est-mort_5156693_3382.html

[Thatcher 2,480]

Patrick Thomas MBE, Australian conductor, has died aged 85.

[Sir Creep 7,071]

Television, film, and video games composer Daniel Licht, best known for his work on Showtime's "Dexter," died late Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 60.

Originally from Detroit, Licht's first major work was scoring the 1991 horror film "Children of the Night." His compositions caught the attention of Clive Barker, who tapped Licht to score "Hellraiser: Bloodline." Licht scored numerous horror films but also forayed into more mainstream fare like the Ben Stiller film "Permanent Midnight," and indies like "The Winner" and "Cowboy Up."

Licht's work on "Dexter" was well regarded, and each season's soundtrack was released for sale. Other television credits include "Oliver Beene," "Kitchen Confidential," "The Red Road," "Deception," and "Guilt."

SC

(EDIT -- HERE'S a MUCH better write-up)

[ObakeFilter 965]

Ana Maria Avram, Romanian composer and conducter known for her frequent collaborations with Iancu Dumitrescu, has passed away four days ago at the age of 55.

[ObakeFilter 965]

Halim El-Dabh, quite possibly the first elctronic music composer, who had composed one of the earliest known works of tape music in the early 1940's, has died aged 96 according to this Facebook post by his wife.

 

[Sir Creep 7,071]

4 hours ago, ObakeFilter said:

Halim El-Dabh, quite possibly the first elctronic music composer, who had composed one of the earliest known works of tape music in the early 1940's, has died aged 96 according to this Facebook post by his wife.

 

 

[Thatcher 2,480]

Derek Bourgeois (IMDb), a British composer notable for composing the themes of The Barchester Chronicles (IMDb) and Mansfield Park (IMDb) as well as over 100 symphonies, has died aged 75. Here is a Guardian profile from 2009.

 

Edit: The Times, The Guardian obituaries.

[bladan 293]

Corsican singer Jacky Micaelli dies at 62. She had cancer

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,229]

Zuzana Ruzickova, harpsichordist, reportedly Czechs out aged 90. http://www.wsbradio.com/entertainment/czech-harpsichordist-zuzana-ruzickova-dies-age/jIAkdoD3iSLlgKJUzj7p3I/

 

Pick for gcreptile in the Hartlepool DP as I recall...

 

Edit: Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4926268/Czech-harpsichordist-Zuzana-Ruzickova-dies-age-90.html

[ObakeFilter 965]

Swedish composer Folke Rabe, who is known for a drone piece called What?? (AKA Was??), has died age 81.

http://www.factmag.com/2017/09/27/folke-rabe-dead-age-81/

 

[bladan 293]

On 9/22/2017 at 13:27, bladan said:

Corsican singer Jacky Micaelli dies at 62. She had cancer

 

 

P.S. Micaelli sang on great Ensemble Organum CDs such as Chant corse manuscrits fransicains (1994) Goodbye jackie, goodbye hopium. We're D.O.O.M.E.D