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I'm a composer of tonal new music, and I was born in Essen (Germany) in 1948.

My works:

Symphony No. 1 "Triptychon" (1978),
Symphony No. 2 "Frühling" (1980),
Symphony No. 3 (1980),
Symphony No. 4 "Halloween" (1991),
Symphony No. 5 (2006),
String Quartet "Halloween" (1990),
"Night" for Cello and Piano (2008),
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1982),
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1982),
Piano Sonata No. 3 (1982),
Piano Sonata No. 4 "Poltergeist-Sonate" (1983),
Piano Sonata No. 5 (1984),
Piano Sonata No. 6 (1984),
Piano Sonata No. 7 (1985),
Piano Sonata No. 8 (1987),
Piano Sonata No. 9 (1990),
Requiem (1981),
Mass (1990).





CD: The Piano Sonatas Nos 6 - 8 were produced by MDG (Musikproduktion Dabringhaus & Grimm, Detmold) with the pianist Noriko Kitano in 1993. The piano: Steinway. Location: Fürstliche Reitbahn Schloss Arolsen, Germany.

The Piano Sonatas Nos 6 - 8 are examples of my tonal style. These sonatas were composed concurrently (e.g., the first movement of Piano Sonata No. 6 developed during the same year as the final movement of Piano Sonata No. 8), and in each case the completed sonatas were committed to writing within the space of a few days: Sonata No. 6 in 1984, Sonata No. 7 in 1985, and Sonata No. 8 in 1987. Each sonata has a three-movement form. While No. 6 is a piece of passionate music, No. 7 bears the stamp of mystical fantasy. In the latter sonata the slow first movement is followed by a wild second movement at times reflecting the fugue style. In turn, the second movement proceeds to a slow third movement representing a virtual mirror reproduction of the first movement. It is here, after thematic development, elaboration, and inversion in the second movement, that the cycle described by the music is brought to completion: the mysterious cycle of growth and decay. Piano Sonata No. 8 is a sonata of new beginning and hope, as is manifestly shown in the radiant D major conclusion of the third movement.


The complete sonatas can be heard on www.myspace.com/heinzchur.
The scores of my String Quartet "Halloween" (excerpts) and of my Symphony No. 4 (1st movement, pages 1 - 20) are listed on "Blog Entry".
       
        

Piano Sonatas Nos 6 & 7 now on

>>>>>> www.classicalconnect.com - the free classical music site, Chicago.



Videos Piano Sonatas Nos 6, 7 & 8 
>>>>>> www.youtube.com/heinzchur



Australian Premiere Piano Sonata No. 7
Andrew Chubb, Piano -
10/23/2011 - Newcastle/Australia

German Premiere Piano Sonata No. 7 - Adagio -
Ricarda Gnauck, Piano -
09/28/2011 - Berlin/Germany

French Premieres Piano Sonatas Nos 1 & 2
Nicolas Horvath, Piano -
06/28/2011 - Collioure/France

Concert Premieres Piano Sonatas Nos 1 & 2
Nicolas Horvath, Piano -
06/05/2011 - Prague/Czech Republic

Concert Premiere Piano Sonata No. 4 "Poltergeist-Sonate"
Noriko Kitano, Piano - 
10/12/2009 - Chiba/Japan

Concert Premiere Piano Sonata No. 7
Helix Duo - Wouter Vercruysse, cello & Alexander Besant, piano -
04/04/2009 - Bever/Belgium



The CD*   Chur Klaviersonaten 6 - 8 / Noriko Kitano

is available from:        

amazon.at, amazon.de, amazon.fr, amazon.co.uk
and  in distribution of
MDG (Musikproduktion Dabringhaus & Grimm, Detmold): MDG53052

*broadcasted on radio stations in Germany, Netherlands and USA.




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Impressum:
© Heinz Chur, Composer - Publisher
www.heinz-chur.com 1999 - 2012
info@chur.de
update: 01/31/2012