Interview with Peter Rundel (2/2), Artur Pizarro at IST

Segunda parte da entrevista (em inglês) ao maestro Peter Rundel. A conversa da semana passada é retomada com duas personalidades musicais muito diferentes: o maestro Philippe Herreweghe e Frank Zappa. Prossegue com a próxima temporada do Remix Ensemble, com a experiência de dirigir a Sinfónica Portuguesa e com as estreias e gravações de 2010. Termina com a opinião geral de Peter Rundel sobre o estado da música contemporânea, a diferença entre os públicos de Lisboa e Porto e o que significa trabalhar em Portugal.

Antevisão, com música de Ravel, do recital do pianista Artur Pizarro no Instituto Superior Técnico, dia 19 de Novembro.

Second part of the interview (in english) with Peter Rundel. In the current episode, the maestro talks about Philippe Herreweghe, Frank Zappa, Remix Ensemble’s next season, The Portuguese Symphonic Orchestra and the new recordings and premieres of 2010. He also gives his opinion on the current state of contemporary music, the differences between the audiences of Lisbon and Oporto and his experience of  working in Portugal.

Also on this show, a preview of Artur Pizarro’s recital at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon’s technological school, with Maurice Ravel played by this acclaimed Portuguese pianist.

1. Kurt Wiell – Das Berliner Requiem (1928): Ballade vom ertrunkenen Mädchen. Lento, Peter Kooy, La Chapelle Royale, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe

2. Peter Rundel – Herreweghe & Zappa

3. Frank Zappa – Jazz from Hell (1986). G-Spot Tornado [excerpt]

4. Emmanuel Nunes – Duktus: Remix Ensemble, Peter Rundel [excerpt]

5. Peter Rundel – Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa

6. Hanz Zender/Franz Schubert – “Winterreise”: Eine komponierte Interpretation: Die Wetterfahne. Sylvain Cambreling, Klangforum Wien, Christoph Prégardien

7. Peter Rundel – Zender’s Winterreise with Remix Ensemble next season

8. Salvatore Sciarrino – Sui Poemi Concentrici I for soloists and orchestra. Martin Fahlenbock, Shizuyo Oka, Melise Mellinger, Barbara Maurer, Lucas Fels, ensemble recherche, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Peter Rundel [excerpt]

9. Peter Rundel – I am always recording

10. Peter Rundel – New records (Sui Poemi Concentrici) and premieres

11. Peter Rundel – Contemporary music and the audiences of Lisbon and Oporto

12. Maurice Ravel – Prelude. Artur Pizarro

13. Maurice Ravel – Menuet Antique. Artur Pizarro