Dean, B.: Viola Concerto / 12 Angry Men / Intimate Decisions / Komarov's Fall

Featuring

Simone Young
Brett Dean
Hugh Wolff
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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Composition History

Dean's work Komarov's Fall was commissioned by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their 'Ad Astra' project to complement Gustav Holst's The Planets.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Dean's music is influenced by his political engagement and his admiration for central European composers like György Kurtág, Hans Werner Henze, Witold Lutosławski, and György Ligeti.

Performer Biography

Hugh Wolff, another conductor on this album, studied conducting with Charles Bruck and composition with Olivier Messiaen in Paris.

Composition History

Komarov's Fall by Brett Dean is dedicated to the memory of Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov, who died during re-entry in 1967.

Compositional Technique

For Komarov's Fall, Brett Dean was inspired by recordings of space telemetry signals and the cosmonaut's frantic discussions with ground control, which informed the work's dramatic urgency and jagged rhythms.

Performer Biography

Simone Young, one of the conductors on this album, has been the general manager and music director of the Hamburg State Opera and music director of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg since 2005.