Wolfgang Stryi (4 March 1957 – 22 February 2005) was a German composer, bass and double bass clarinetist, tenor saxophone player and a permanent member of the Ensemble Modern.[1]
Life and career
editStryi was born in Rottweil. For twenty-four years, he participated in the concerts and discography of contemporary classical music of the grassroots democracy organized Ensemble Modern.
He was concerned with the balance between interpretation, improvisation and musical composition and had a lasting influence on the programme of the Ensemble. A documented conversation with Péter Eötvös from 2000 describes difficulties and practice-oriented approaches in the creation and interpretation of ensemble and orchestral works with improvisational and compositional elements.[2]
As part of the collaboration between the Ensemble Modern and Frank Zappa, Stryi participated extensively in the CD Yellow Shark. The world premiere took place in 1992 at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.[3]
In addition, he performed concert readings with Hartmut Barth-Engelbart[4] and played in duo with Alfred 23 Harth, with whom he recorded the CD Modern Post in 1997.
Stryi dedicated the composition Aprikosenbäume gibt es, aprikosenbäume gibt es in memoriam Rolf Riehm. The premiere took place on 6 May 2006 at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik. In 2010 it was performed at the Oper Frankfurt.
Stryi died in Frankfurt am Main at age 47.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Since 1981, almost from the beginning, Stryi has played with the Frankfurt Ensemble Modern. The bass clarinettist found the ideal forum for his understanding of instrumental virtuosity in this group of individualists dedicated entirely to the performance of contemporary music. In 1983 he joined the Ensemble Modern as a permanent member, contrary to his previous convictions. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung dated 28 February 2005
- ^ Wolfgang Stryi im Gespräch mit Peter Eötvös, Ensemble Modern Newsletter Nr. 3, 05.2000
- ^ Bericht Spiegel Online
- ^ Untitled (Video) on vimeo.com, retrieved on 16 May 2019
- ^ Nachruf für Wolfgang Stryi on Franckfurter Info
- ^ Mes Adieux für Wolfgang Stryi at Reinhard-karger.de
External links
edit- Literature by and about Wolfgang Stryi in the German National Library catalogue
- Wolfgang Stryi discography at Discogs
- Wolfgang Stryi at IMDb
