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Today, I finished the second book of my moments musicaux for piano. The first one is from 1989 - nearly 30 years old, some parts even older and one of the first pieces I still consider as a personal work, even though I was still a student then. It was performed a couple of times then, (I still remember my colleague Olga Neuwirth laughing during a performance at the MDW, probably because of the work's vague affinity to minimal music.) The idea to compose a cycle of piano pieces, each dedicated to a pianist friend, was attractive then as it is now. I have planned to continue this cycle for quite a long time. In the meantime, I composed only two significant solo piano works: FRENZY (quasi una toccata, 1999) and CURTAINS (piano sonata 2, 2015). This year, I started thinking seriously about continuing this cycle, and tragically, one of the planned dedicatees, Ilse Schumann , a brilliant pianist and wonderful person, died very unexpectedly and way to early. After the first shock,

The BNews - 02-03-18 Brand New Works 02/2018      chernobyl astrays Bm177 for alto flute and harp (9')   beyond the veil Bm178/1 for piano (8') (in memoriam Ilse Schumann) In 1989, I composed a set of three moments musicaux, dedicated to three pianist friends. I wanted to continue with two new sets (three pieces each). One of these pieces was planned to be dedicated to Ilse Schumann, who was a friend and a great pianist and who performed with Reconsil several times. Before I was able to put my intention into practice, she passed away very unexpectedly and much too early. This work is dedicated to her memory. beyond the veil, page 1