Wim Zwaag
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Wim Zwaag (1960) is a Dutch 21st Century composer. He studied with Dutch composer Robert Heppener at The Maastricht Conservatory. His compositions are rooted in the best of the romantic traditions of the 19th and 20th Century. His orchestra writing is idiomatic. In 2006 his box with four CD's (Dutch Record Company) with his recent works for Orchestra and Chamber music got high critical acclaim. His core statement about composing: ‘Music must strike directly to the soul of the listener through its emotion and passion. If this doesn’t occur, the piece should not have been written or performed. This goes for my own compositions as well as any others, and it is the touchstone of my composing. If my composition fails to reach this mark, its destination is the waste-bin!’
Since 2000 he has a growing circle of international renown musicians around him to play and promote his works. Among them are: Jeroen Riemsdijk, piano, Alexander Chausian, cello, Yuri Zhislin- violin, Levon Mouradian - cello, David Abrahamjan - viola, Arno Piters - clarinet, Wolfgang Meyer - clarinet, Kinneret Sieradzki - violin, Janny Zomer - soprano, Boris Goldenblank - violin, Jean-Pierre Cnoops - Alto-saxophone, musicians of several Orchestras and Conducters as Hans Rotman and Ivan Anguelov.
[edit] List of works
- Sonata for Alto-Saxophone and piano 1993
- String quartet nr.2 "The 4 Elements" 1998 (also available for Stringorchestra)
- "Don Quijote" for cello and piano 2002
- "Requiem" Trio for violin, cello and piano 2003
- Sonata for Bassoon (or Cello) and Piano 2004
- 3 Preludes for clarinet and piano 2004
- Sonata for cello-solo 2006
- "Beyond the Misty Doors of Memory" for Pianoquartet 2005
- "Adagio" for viola and piano 2005
- " To my Homeland" Sonata for cello and piano 2006
Piano Music
- 24 Préludes for piano-solo 2004
- Variations on a theme of G.F. Händel for piano-solo 2004
- Sonatina for piano-solo 1983
Orchestral Works
- String quartet nr.2 "The 4 Elements" 1998 (also available for Stringorchestra)
- Pianoconcerto no 1 "Toward the Unknown Region" 2002 (In revision)
- Symphony nr. 1 "In de Ruh' der Seele" for mezzo-soprano/bariton and orchestra 2004
- Cello concerto "The Changing Colours in Time" 2003
- Symphonic Poem "the Pity of War" for large-orchestra 2005
- Concerto for clarinet and orchestra 2006
- Variations on a theme by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for piano and Orchestra 2006
Songs / Lieder
- 3 Tennyson-Songs for High-mezzosoprano (or High-baritone) and piano 1997
- 3 Romances on text of Pushkin for soprano and piano 1999
- "Music for a while" 4 songs for soprano and cello 2003
[edit] External links
For information about Wim Zwaag http://www.wimzwaag.nl]
For information about his CD’s http://www.dutchrecordcompany.com/168/index.php?s168p2
