Elliott Carter

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Born #OTD the esteemed #American #composer ElliottCarter had little interest in #Jazz or popular #music. He created a distinctive, personal style with his own #harmonic and #rhythmic language, and won 2 #Pulitzers. His #Piano #Sonata amazes me. Listen. youtu.be/veWH_VHqS1s?si…

Happy birthday, Elliott Carter! 🎂We're celebrating by listening to @AWeilerstein's recording of his Cello Concerto, which she discussed with us in our latest Performer Picks interview. 🎧: open.spotify.com/album/0O62Rntb… 📰: boosey.com/cr/news/Perfor…

Celebrate Elliott Carter on the 115th anniversary of his birth with his party piece, Caténaires -- also premiered on this day in 2006! youtu.be/7AkcWmiwO9I

Coming up on Monday, guitarist Sophie Marcheff performs solo works by Kampela, Bach, Villa-Lobos, Gismonti, and more, including Carter's Changes, at @temporubato_au. elliottcarter.com/events/2023-09…

This week! @DivanOrchestra & Michael Barenboim perform solo & chamber works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Carter. Two chances to hear: Thursday at @boulezsaal and Saturday at @southbankcentre's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Nov 9: elliottcarter.com/events/2023-07… Nov 11: elliottcarter.com/events/2023-05…

This Sunday, @TitoConductor leads @neweuropean in a program of works by Francisco Coll, plus music by Michel van der Aa and Elliott Carter's Asko Concerto at Nieuwe Kerk, Den Hague. elliottcarter.com/events/2023-08…

Next Wednesday, @DivanOrchestra performs chamber works by Carter, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven at Gewandhaus Mendelssohn Saal. elliottcarter.com/events/2023-04…

Then, in 2001, Carter composed Figment II: Remembering Mr. Ives in honor of his early mentor, and even included a quote from the very same Concord Sonata. 4/4 youtu.be/Rg6ZN5jswr8

Yet as the years went on, Carter played a substantial role in the promotion of Ives’s music and helped to establish the Charles Ives Society. 3/

Composer Charles Ives was born on this day in 1874. While he was an early mentor of Carter's, their long relationship was complicated. 1/

Steep Steps premiered at Carnegie Hall on this day in 2001! Written for clarinetist Virgil Blackwell, the work was named for the large interval jump that occurs when the instrument is overblown. youtu.be/RmoL5d1_rag

The Elliott Carter Special Grant Program is now open and accepting applications. This program provides support for special projects involving the music of Elliott Carter. Deadline: November 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET. amphionfoundation.org/programs/ellio…

Con Leggerezza Pensosa premiered on this day in 1990 at the Istituto di Studi Musicali in Latina, Italy! youtu.be/-4wDHtCwfLw

Carter's Cello Concerto was first performed on this day in 2001. The work is dedicated to cellist Fred Sherry—enjoy his 2008 performance of the work with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra below! youtu.be/1GsugKHLEzQ

This Saturday! The Horszowski Trio performs works for piano trio by Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, Louis Karchin, Wang Jie, and Dmitri Shostakovich at the Tenri Cultural Institute. elliottcarter.com/events/2023-08…

Saturday, baritone Michael Kelly performs in recital with Bradley Moore, featuring works by John Cage, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, E. E. Cummings, David Del Tredici, Bob Dylan, and more, plus world premieres by Victoria Bond and John Glover. elliottcarter.com/events/2023-08…

Carter's Oboe Quartet premiered on this day in 2001. The work is dedicated to oboist and composer Heinz Holliger, who was part of the first performance in Lucerne. youtube.com/watch?v=vBYo1Q…

2023 Elliott Carter Special Grant Awardee: @CentaurRecords, for the release of a historical recording by Rolf Schulte (@RolfSchult59773) and Ursula Oppens of Elliott Carter’s Duo for Violin and Piano. [Preliminary album cover design by Rolf Schulte]