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Performer Information

Wolfgang Drees

Conductor

Essener Philharmoniker

Wolfgang Drees was a German conductor active in the mid-20th century. From 1952 to 1955, he served as the conductor of the Collegium Musicum Orchestra at RWTH Aachen University. Later, he conducted the world premiere of Wolfgang Fortner’s ballet Mouvements on February 26, 1960, at the Bühnen der Stadt Essen in Germany.

Sources: Schott Music & RWTH Aachen University

Performances
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1
June 18, 1960
Saalbau
Essen
Germany
N/A
Essener Philharmoniker
Wolfgang Drees (conductor), Otto Krüger (director-choreographer)
Essener Philharmoniker, Essen Ballet
The Bacchantes Op. 19, No. 2 (ballet)
Works
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Work Page
1
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The Bacchantes No. 2

a Ballet

19

3322-4431, 4 Timpani, Percussion (Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Crotales, Tubular Bells, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Tamtam, Maracas, Triangle, Piano, Celesta, Strings, Female Choir (Soprano, Alto)

References
  1. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 61
  2. “Essener Philharmoniker Musicians,” Orchester des Wandels, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.orchester-des-wandels.de/en/our-orchestras/essener-philharmoniker-musicians/.
  3. Hall of Fame: Collegium Musicum Orchestra, RWTH Aachen University, accessed November 20, 2024, https://www.cm.rwth-aachen.de/cms/CM/Das-Collegium/Geschichte/~mssop/Hall-of-Fame/.
  4. Mouvements, Schott Music, accessed November 20, 2024, https://www.schott-music.com/en/mouvements-no151693.html.
  5. Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007) , 26, 197