Oliver KnussenCBE (born 12 June 1952) is a British composer and conductor.
Biography
Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, Stuart Knussen, was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra, and also participated in a number of premieres of Benjamin Britten's music. Oliver Knussen studied composition with John Lambert between 1963 and 1969, and also received encouragement from Britten. He spent several summers studying with Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood in Massachusetts and in Boston. He later became the head of contemporary music activities at Tanglewood, between 1986 and 1993.
He was married to Sue Knussen, a US-born producer and director of music programmes for BBC television and for the UK's Channel 4– for which she made Leaving Home, an introduction to 20th-century music presented by Simon Rattle in a series of seven one-hour programmes, which won the 1996 BAFTA award for "Best Arts Series". She ran the Los Angeles Philharmonic's education department in the late 1990s. Oliver and Sue Knussen had a daughter, Sonya, who is a mezzo-soprano.
Oliver Knussen, Requiem - Songs for Sue - Ensemble intercontemporain
Oliver Knussen
Requiem - Songs for Sue, op. 33
pour soprano et quinze instrumentistes
Claire Booth, soprano
Ensemble intercontemporain
Brad Lubman, direction
Enregistré en direct le 10.12.2019 à la Cité de la musique
published: 14 Feb 2020
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: W.H. Auden
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: W.H. Auden · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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published: 04 Aug 2023
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
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published: 04 Aug 2023
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Antonio Machado
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Antonio Machado · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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published: 04 Aug 2023
Requiem, Op. 33 "Songs for Sue": From Emily Dickinson
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Requiem, Op. 33 "Songs for Sue": From Emily Dickinson · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
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Oliver Knussen
Requiem - Songs for Sue, op. 33
pour soprano et quinze instrumentistes
Claire Booth, soprano
Ensemble intercontemporain
Brad Lubman, dire...
Oliver Knussen
Requiem - Songs for Sue, op. 33
pour soprano et quinze instrumentistes
Claire Booth, soprano
Ensemble intercontemporain
Brad Lubman, direction
Enregistré en direct le 10.12.2019 à la Cité de la musique
Oliver Knussen
Requiem - Songs for Sue, op. 33
pour soprano et quinze instrumentistes
Claire Booth, soprano
Ensemble intercontemporain
Brad Lubman, direction
Enregistré en direct le 10.12.2019 à la Cité de la musique
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: W.H. Auden · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen...
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: W.H. Auden · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: W.H. Auden · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver...
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Antonio Machado · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Kn...
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Antonio Machado · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Antonio Machado · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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Requiem, Op. 33 "Songs for Sue": From Emily Dickinson · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oli...
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Requiem, Op. 33 "Songs for Sue": From Emily Dickinson · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
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Requiem, Op. 33 "Songs for Sue": From Emily Dickinson · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
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Oliver Knussen
Requiem - Songs for Sue, op. 33
pour soprano et quinze instrumentistes
Claire Booth, soprano
Ensemble intercontemporain
Brad Lubman, direction
Enregistré en direct le 10.12.2019 à la Cité de la musique
Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: W.H. Auden · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Rainer Maria Rilke · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
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Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Requiem, Songs for Sue, Op. 33: Antonio Machado · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
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Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Requiem, Op. 33 "Songs for Sue": From Emily Dickinson · Claire Booth · Birmingham Contemporary Music Group · Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen: Autumnal
℗ NMC Recordings
Released on: 2012-11-06
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Associated Performer: Claire Booth
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Lyricist: Antonio Machado
Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke
Composer: Oliver Knussen
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Oliver KnussenCBE (born 12 June 1952) is a British composer and conductor.
Biography
Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, Stuart Knussen, was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra, and also participated in a number of premieres of Benjamin Britten's music. Oliver Knussen studied composition with John Lambert between 1963 and 1969, and also received encouragement from Britten. He spent several summers studying with Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood in Massachusetts and in Boston. He later became the head of contemporary music activities at Tanglewood, between 1986 and 1993.
He was married to Sue Knussen, a US-born producer and director of music programmes for BBC television and for the UK's Channel 4– for which she made Leaving Home, an introduction to 20th-century music presented by Simon Rattle in a series of seven one-hour programmes, which won the 1996 BAFTA award for "Best Arts Series". She ran the Los Angeles Philharmonic's education department in the late 1990s. Oliver and Sue Knussen had a daughter, Sonya, who is a mezzo-soprano.