Matthias Pintscher

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Matthias Pintscher (b. January 29th, 1971, Marl) is a German composer and conductor. As a youth, he studied the violin and also conducted.^[1]

Pintscher studied with Hans Werner Henze at Henze's summer school in Montepulciano, Italy. Later, he studied with Manfred Trojahn.

Several of his orchestral and vocal works have been performed at such venues as the Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. Some of his more notable compositions include Choc (1996) and Janusgesicht (2001).

Matthias Pintscher now lives in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Paris, France.

1 Published works
2 References
3 Weblinks

[edit] Published works

[edit] Piano

Monumento I (1991)
Tableau / Miroir (1992)
Nacht. Mondschein (1994)
on a clear day (2004)

[edit] Chamber music

2° quartetto d’archi (1990)
Partita for solo cello (1991)
Omaggio a Giovanni Paisiello for violin (1991, revised 1995)
4° quartetto d’archi "Ritratto di Gesualdo" (1992)
Sieben Bagatellen mit Apotheose der Glasharmonika for bass clarinet (1993, revised 2001) or for clarinet (1994, revised 2001)
Départ (Monumento III) for ensemble (1993, revised 1995)
dernier espace avec introspecteur for accordion and cello (1994)
Figura II / Frammento for string quartet (1997)
Figura I for accordion and string quartet (1998)
in nomine for solo viola (1999)
Figura IV / Passaggio for string quartet (1999)
Figura III for accordion (2000)
Figura V / Assonanza for cello (2000)
Janusgesicht for viola and cello (2001)
Study I for Treatise on the Veil for violin and cello (2004)
Study II for Treatise on the Veil for violin, viola and cello (2006)

[edit] Orchestral music

Invocazioni (1991)
Devant une neige (Monumento II) (1993)
Dunkles Feld - Berückung (1993, revised 1998)
Choc (Monumento IV) (1996)
Five Orchestral Pieces (1997)
sur “Départ” (2000)
with lilies white (2001-2)
Towards Osiris (2006)
Verzeichnete Spur (2006)

[edit] Concertos

La Metamorfosi di Narciso for cello and ensemble (1992)
tenebrae for viola and small ensemble with live electronics (2000-1)
en sourdine for violin and orchestra (2003)
Reflections on Narcissus for cello and orchestra (2005)

[edit] Theatrical music

Gesprungene Glocken (1993-4, revised 2000)
Thomas Chatterton, opera (1994-8)
L’espace dernier (2002-3)

[edit] Voice

Gesprungene Glocken for soprano and orchestra (1996)
a twilight's song for soprano and seven instruments (1997)
Music from “Thomas Chatterton” for baritone an orchestra (1998)
Monumento V for eight voices, 3 cellos and ensemble (1998)
Hérodiade Fragmente for soprano and orchestra (1999)
Lieder und Schneebilder for soprano and piano (2000)
Vers quelque part ... - façons de partir for women’s voices and percussion (2000) or for women’s voices, percussion, three cellos and live electronics (2001)