Andriessen at 75

Charles T. Downey, Monica Germino performs at Andriessen 75 tribute at Atlas
Washington Post, April 9, 2014

L. Andriessen, De Materie, R. de Leeuw (Nonesuch, 1996)

The city-wide festival for Louis Andriessen’s 75th birthday continued on Monday night at the Atlas Performing Arts Center with a concert featuring a piece by the Dutch composer and music by composers he influenced. The hour-long program was performed by violinist Monica Germino, the composer’s wife, and her instrument and voice were enhanced and processed by sound designer Frank van der Weij.

Andriessen’s “Xenia” is a three-movement etude-like piece, commissioned by the Manchester International Violin Competition. A “Sarabande” of slow glissandi in double-stops is contrasted with a “Caccia” of pulsing repeated notes, followed by a melody sung by the performer and accompanied by the violin, coming to rest on a major chord. [Continue reading]

Monica Germino, violin
Frank van der Weij, sound designer
Atlas Performing Arts Center

SEE ALSO:
Anne Midgette, ‘La Commedia,’ at National Gallery, opens Louis Andriessen festival (Washington Post, April 8)

---, Classical Music spring preview: Washington celebrates Louis Andriessen’s 75th birthday (Washington Post, February 1)

Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The Road to Hell and Back Is Paved With Surprises (New York Times, April 8)

Alex Ross, Brazen (The New Yorker, May 3, 2010)

BY ANDRIESSEN:
Workers Union (1975, any group of loud instruments)

De Staat (1976)

De Materie
3. De Stijl (1984)

La Passione (2002)

Mysteriën (2013)