Rudolf Escher
50 top tracks
Rudolf Escher
50 top tracks
Albums
Escher: Orchestral, Chamber and Choral Music
Rudolf Escher
Anthology of Dutch Electronic Tape Music Volume 1 (1955-1966)
Rudolf Escher
Anthology Of Dutch Electronic Tape Music Vol. 1 - 1955-1966
Rudolf Escher
Anthology Of Dutch Electronic Tape Music (Volume 1: 1955-1966)
Rudolf Escher
The choral works of Rudolf Escher
Rudolf Escher
The Choral Works Of / Rudolf Escher
Rudolf Escher
Rudolf Escher: Complete Piano Music
Rudolf Escher
Concerto for String Orchestra & Musique
Rudolf Escher
Anthology Of Dutch Electronic Tape Music - Volume 1: 1955-1966
Rudolf Escher
Anthology of Dutch Electronic Tape Music Vol 1 (1955-66)
Rudolf Escher
Anthology Of Dutch Electronic Tape Music: Volume 1 (1955-1966)
Rudolf Escher
Escher: Le Tombeau De Ravel / Six Épigraphes Antiques / Largo from Sinfonia in Memoriam Maurice Ravel / Hymne Du Grand Meaulnes
Rudolf Escher
Biography
Rudolf George Escher (Amsterdam, January 8, 1912 – De Koog, March 17, 1980) was a Dutch composer and music theoretician. He was born in present-day Indonesia, where his father was employed as a geologist. He received his first piano lessons from his father....Read more on Last.fm
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Rudolf George Escher (Amsterdam, January 8, 1912 – De Koog, March 17, 1980) was a Dutch composer and music theoretician. He was born in present-day Indonesia, where his father was employed as a geologist. He received his first piano lessons from his father.
In 1922, the family returned to the Netherlands. In 1931, Escher started his study at the Conservatory of Rotterdam, where he studied piano and cello. From 1934 to 1937 he studied composition with Willem Pijper. He composed his first composition, a piano sonata, in 1935. Unfortunately, many early works were lost when the city of Rotterdam was bombed in 1940.
Escher's style emphasizes tonality, and it can be compared to that of Debussy and Ravel. It includes elements of plainchant, but also of Indonesian traditional music. In 1977, Escher received the Johan Wagenaar prize for his entire work.
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