Recent content by Torsten Brandes

Da jede Hoffnung auf Vereinigung durch die Gewissheit des materiellen Tods vernichtet wird, ist es unvermeidlich, dass sich Eitelkeit und Grausamkeit weiter ausbreiten. Und in ihrer kompensatorischen Funktion […] ergeht es der Liebe genauso. (Michel Houellebecq, Elementarteilchen) "Konzert für...

Btw here´s the old question: why don´t we all just use our real names? And is it really necessary to have a title like Lieutenant Commander, Concertmaster? This for sure is the wrong place to ask this and I´m sure, that other people had this question aswell. So please move this post to the...

Dear Frederik, since yesterday the site pops up with the same error than a few month ago. Look at the pdf file and you can see what I mean. Best regards, Torsten

This is the third movement of my first concerto for string orchestra. Live Recording of the World Premiere. CD was just released. CD Tracks: ANTONIO VIVALDI Die vier Jahreszeiten I. La Primavera - Der Frühling op. 8 No. 1 RV 269 II. L’Estate - Der Sommer op. 8 No. 2 RV 315 III. L’Autunno -...

I´m a member (conductor) of an ensemble and searching for composers writing orginal compositions for us. Solotrumpet, Percussion, Marimbaphon, Vibraphon, Timpani, Piano, Strings (2/2/-/2/1) and Solosoprano. We are planing a recording and concerts for autumn 2007. For more information please...

Salieri heute - Kompositionswettbewerb für Gesang und Klavier Das Institut "Antonio Salieri" (Gesang in der Musikpädagogik) der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, veranstaltet anlässlich des Mozart-Jahres 2006 das Projekt "Salieri - im Mozartjahr". Im Rahmen dieser Aktivitäten...

Dear Admins, the forum page doesn´t load well. To show what I mean I attached a screenshot. It´s a pdf file. All the best, Torsten

This is miniature VI of seven miniatures for clarinet, vibraphon, marimbaphon, crotales, percussion and piano I wrote for a theatre performance of Sophokles´s Antigone. Performed by the "ensemble für neue musik schloss hamborn". Liverecording of the first performance...

Hi, I posted this also in the Introduction Forum. Think that was wrong. So here it is again. If you like, you can listen to a composition of mine here. http://www.ensemble-fnm.de/torsten/symphonische_kantate/3_satz_brandes.mp3 This is a very early composition and the recording of the first...

Here is a Website with the listing of the complete work of Johann Sebastian Bach. You also find Midifiles - for example the complete "The Well-Tempered Clavier" Part I and Part II. http://www.bachcentral.com/BWV/index.html

I really would like to talk about this for me very interesting and komplex thing between two authors. How they inspired each other, how they worked together. I´m working on an Opera myself and me and the author, although we are very good friends, have problems with the same tempo of writing. So...

I just joined this forum and want to say hello to everybody here. T.