
奥利佛‧克努森 Oliver Knussen
奥利佛‧克努森
O·Knussen / O·努生RegionUK
TypeSolo
ProfessionComposer, Conductor
Artist Profile
简介Biography
奥利佛‧克努森(英语:Oliver Knussen,1952年6月12日-2018年7月8日),又译纳森。出生于苏格兰格拉斯哥),是英国当代作曲家和指挥家。
背景
克努森于苏格兰格拉斯哥出生,父亲是一名伦敦交响乐团的低音提琴首席,并多次参与本杰明·布瑞顿的作品首演。
克努森在1963-1969年间于普赛尔音乐院跟随法国知名音乐教育家娜迪亚·布朗热的弟子约翰·兰伯特学习作曲,15岁的克努森于1968年在卡内基音乐厅亲自指挥了伦敦交响乐团演出他的《第一号交响曲(Symphony No.1)》。
随后三年(1970-1973)克努森于坦格尔木屋音乐季中接受冈瑟‧舒勒的指导,期间创作了多首为大型室内乐团而做的作品并参与演出,包括有《小熊维尼的哼唱与歌曲(Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh)》,《第二号交响曲(Symphony No.2)》,由纪尧姆·阿波利奈尔的诗作《海洋地球(Océan de Terre)》改编而成的大型室内乐团曲目,《奥菲莉亚之舞(Ophelia Dances)》。这些作品接连在音乐季中荣获大奖,作品风格具有丰富的层次感和流畅性,以及令人舒畅的现代感,因此很快的便在美国及英国打响了名堂。
1975年后克努森决定从此定居在英国,并创作了为数众多的曲目,尤其以《窃喜(Coursing)》及《第三号交响曲(Symphony No.3)》最为著名,更以此两首作品将他成功的推向英国当代音乐的第一线。
2018年,克努森逝世。
主要作品
幻想歌剧
《野兽园》,作品20(1979-83)
《Higglety Pigglety Pop!》,作品21(1984-85,1999重新编订)
交响曲
《一个乐章交响曲》,作品5(1969/2002)
《第二号交响曲》,作品7(1970-71)
《第三号交响曲》,作品18(1973-79)
协奏曲
《法国号协奏曲》,作品48(1994)
《小提琴协奏曲》,作品30(2002)
独奏曲
《面具》,作品3(1969),给长笛独奏(及)玻璃杯(自由添加)
《索尼雅的摇篮曲》,作品16(1978-79),给钢琴独奏
《变奏曲》,作品24,(1989),给钢琴独奏
《秘密诗篇》(1990),给小提琴独奏
《偏心旋律》(献给艾略特·卡特)(1998),给大提琴独奏
《祈祷钟的素描》(纪念武满彻),作品29(1997),给钢琴独奏
《奥菲莉亚最后的舞蹈》,作品32(2004/2009-10),给钢琴独奏
室内乐曲
《游行》,作品2(1968/78)
《小熊维尼的哼唱与歌曲》,作品6(1970/83) ,给女高音、长笛、英国管、单簧管、打击与
大提琴
《玫瑰之歌》,作品9(1972),给女高音、单簧管、钢琴与中提琴
《海洋地球》,作品10(1972-73/76),给女高音及室内乐团
《奥菲莉亚之舞》,作品13(1975),给长笛、英国管、单簧管、法国号、钢琴、风琴及弦乐
三重奏
《清唱剧》,作品15(1977),给双簧管及弦乐三重奏
《窃喜》,作品17(1979),给大型室内乐团
《藤蔓悼文》(纪念安德热·帕努夫尼克),作品26a(1991),给英国馆及单簧管
《无声之歌》,作品26(1991-92),给长笛、英国管、单簧管、法国号、钢琴及弦乐三重奏
摘自:https://www.sin80.com/artist/knussen
Oliver Knussen CBE (born 12 June 1952) is a British composer and conductor.Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, Stuart Knussen, was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra, and also participated in a number of premieres of Benjamin Britten's music. Oliver Knussen studied composition withJohn Lambert between 1963 and 1969, and also received encouragement from Britten. He spent several summers studying with Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood in Massachusetts and in Boston.He later became the head of contemporary music activities at Tanglewood, between 1986 and 1993. He was married to Sue Knussen, a US-born producer and director of music programmes for BBC television and for the UK's Channel 4 – for which she made Leaving Home, an introduction to 20th-century music presented by Simon Rattle in a series of seven one-hour programmes, which won the 1996 BAFTA award for "Best Arts Series".She ran the Los Angeles Philharmonic's education department in the late 1990s. Oliver and Sue Knussen had a daughter, Sonya, who is a mezzo-soprano. Sue Knussen died of a blood infection in London in 2003. The Sue Knussen Composers Fund (previously, the Sue Knussen Commissioning Fund) "honours her memory and professional legacy...and...commissions works from emerging composers to be performed by contemporary music ensembles worldwide." Knussen lives in Snape, Suffolk, Benjamin Britten's base during one of his most creative periods. Snape Maltings concert hall is the home of the Aldeburgh Festival.

