Artist
Reinbert de Leeuw
Personb. 1938 · Amsterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands
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Bio
Reinbert de Leeuw was a Dutch conductor, pianist and composer born in Amsterdam in 1938. He studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and became known for championing 20th-century and contemporary classical repertoire. De Leeuw founded the Schönberg Ensemble in 1974 and served as artistic director of the Tanglewood Music Center from 1992 to 1994. He recorded extensively for Philips and other labels, focusing on composers such as Messiaen, Ligeti, and Kurtág. De Leeuw also appeared regularly as a pianist in recital and chamber settings. He died in Leiden in 2020.
Popular tracks
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Birtwistle: Pulse Shadows: II. Thread Suns
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- 22:45
Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto: I. Praeludium
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- 33:27
Gnossiennes: No. 5
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- 46:44
Ligeti: Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto
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- 53:03
Gnossienne No. 5
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- 616:36
Lonely Child
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- 74:06
Ligeti: Piano Concerto: I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso
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Ligeti : Melodien
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- 90:33
Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Troussova, Op. 17, Pt. 3. Bitter Experience – Delight and Grief: Why Did You Utter ...
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- 101:51
...quasi una fantasia..., Op. 27/1: I. Introduzione
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Bouchara
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Zipangu
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Albums
Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble and Choir
Album · 2017
Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai
Album · 2007
Ligeti : Project Vol.1 - Melodien, Chamber Concerto, Piano Concerto & Mysteries of the Macabre
Album · 2000
Ustvolskaya: Compositions I, II & III
Album · 1995
Vivier: Lonely Child; Prologue pour un Marco Polo; Bouchara; Zipangu
Album · 1996
Metamorphosis (Classical Meets Jazz and Modern)
Album · 2015
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum
Album · 1995
Davor Vincze: Ashes
Album · 2026
Messiaen : La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
Album · 2008
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Arranged for Small Orchestra)
Album · 2020
Messiaen: Works for Wind Ensemble
Album · 1994
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77 / In tempus praesens
Album · 2017