Marie Luise Neunecker
Marie Luise Neunecker (born 17 July 1955) is a German hornplayer and an academic teacher.
Professional career
Neunecker was born in Erbes-Büdesheim. She studied musicology and German studies.
She completed her horn studies with Erich Penzel at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. In 1978 she started her career at the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt as second hornplayer. In 1979 she was appointed principal hornplayer with the Bamberg Symphony, and from 1981 to 1989 she held the same position with the hr-Sinfonieorchester. She has appeared as a soloist with various orchestras worldwide, and is also active as a chamber music player.
In 1986 she won first prize at the Concert Artists Guild international competition in New York.[1]
In 1988 she was appointed professor at the Frankfurt Academy of Music and Performing Arts, and in 2004 she was appointed professor of horn at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler".[2]
Volker David Kirchner dedicated his Orfeo for baritone, horn and piano on poems from Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus to her, premiered on 6 May 1988 in Karlsruhe with Hermann Becht and Nina Tichman.[3]
György Ligeti dedicated to her his Hamburg Concerto, which she premiered on 20 January 2001 in Hamburg with the Asko Ensemble.[4] She also recorded the work for Teldec's Ligeti Project series.[5][6]
Recordings include works by Britten, Hindemith, Mozart and Richard Strauss and also lesser known repertory, such as horn concertos by Reinhold Glière, Paul Hindemith,[7] Othmar Schoeck, and Vissarion Shebalin; three works for horn and piano by Alexander Glazunov; Poème by Charles Koechlin; and the concerto for violin, horn and orchestra by Ethel Smyth.[8][9]
She has served on the jury of The Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments.[10]
Discography
Concertante works
| Year | Composer | Work | Conductor Orchestra | Format: Record label Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | W.A. Mozart | Horn Concertos 1-4 | Thomas Füri Camerata Bern | Audio CD: Novalis Cat: 150 030-0 |
| 1993 | Paul Hindemith | Horn Concerto | Werner Andreas Albert Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt | Audio CD: CPO Cat: 999142-2[7] |
| 1993 | Reinhold Glière Vissarion Shebalin | Horn Concerto, Op. 91 Horn Concertino | Werner Andreas Albert Bamberg Symphony | Audio CD: Koch/Schwann Cat: 3-1357-2 H1[9] |
| 1995 | Othmar Schoeck Charles Koechlin Ethel Smyth | Horn Concerto, Op. 65 Poème for horn and orchestra, Op. 70b Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra | Uri Mayer NDR Radiophilharmonie | Audio CD: Koch/Schwann Cat: 3-6412-2 H1[8] |
| 1995 | Max Reger | Scherzino for horn and orchestra | Horst Stein Bamberg Symphony | Audio CD: Koch/Schwann Cat: 3-1489-2 H1[11] |
| 1999 | Richard Strauss Benjamin Britten | Horn Concertos 1-2 Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings | Ingo Metzmacher Bamberg Symphony | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 72435 56183-2 |
| 2002 | György Ligeti | Hamburg Concerto | Reinbert de Leeuw Asko Ensemble | Audio CD: Teldec Cat: 8573 88263-2 |
Chamber music
| Year | Composer | Work | Ensemble | Format: Record label Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | W.A. Mozart | Quintet for horn and strings, KV 407 | Mannheimer String Quartet | Audio CD: Novalis Cat: 150 006-2 |
| 1993 | Alexander Glazunov | Reverie, Serenade, Idyll for horn and piano | Paul Rivinius (piano) | Audio CD: Koch/Schwann Cat: 3-1357-2 H1[9] |
| 1996 | György Ligeti | Trio for violin, horn and piano | Saschko Gawriloff (violin) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) | Audio CD: Sony Classical Cat: SK62309 |
Notes
- ↑ "Past competition winners". Concert Artists Guild. 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ "Marie Luise Neunecker". Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ "Vocal Music" (PDF). Schott. 2008. p. 27. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ "Hamburg Concerto". Schott Music. 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑ "The Ligeti Project". Warner Classics. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2 May 2003). "Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto; Double Concerto; Ramifications; Requiem". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
The solo horn part in the Hamburg Concerto is mind-bogglingly difficult, yet Marie-Louise Neunecker makes light of every challenge.
- 1 2 "Hindemith: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 3". ArkivMusic. 2001. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- 1 2 Rob Barnett (1999). "Three Works for French Horn and Orchestra". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- 1 2 3 Rob Barnett (2000). "Russian Horn Concertos". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ "Marie-Luise Neunecker". The Aeolus International Competition. 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ↑ Rob Barnett (1999). "Max Reger Edition - Orchestral Works". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
External links
- Marie Luise Neunecker at Künstlersekretariat Schoerke
- Marie Luise Neunecker at the Semperoper
- Entries for Marie Luise Neunecker on WorldCat