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George Benjamin (31 Jan 1960 - )

Male Person - England composer, conductor, pianist

Releases (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. A Mind of Winter 2000

Relationships (8)

Students

  1. David Robert Coleman
  2. Yvonne Loriod piano
  3. Saed Haddad
  4. 藤倉大 composition
  5. Simon Dobson
  6. Alex Nante
  7. Jean-Baptiste Robin composition
  8. Luke Bedford composition

Recordings by (34)

  1. Panorama 2:24 (2000)
  2. Three Studies for Solo Piano: I. Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm 12:47 (2004)
  3. Three Studies for Solo Piano: II. Meditation on Haydn's Name 3:16 (2004)
  4. Three Studies for Solo Piano: III. Relativity Rag 5:36 (2004)
  5. Piano Sonata: I. Vivace 7:10 (2004)
  6. Piano Sonata: II. Lento 6:21 (2004)
  7. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro straziando 8:59 (2004)
  8. Upon Silence for Mezzo-Soprano and Five Viols: Verse I 1:55 (2017)
  9. Upon Silence for Mezzo-Soprano and Five Viols: Verse II 2:54 (2017)
  10. Upon Silence for Mezzo-Soprano and Five Viols: Verse III 6:52 (2017)
  11. Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: I. A Lullaby for Lalit 2:28 (17 Jun 2022)
  12. Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: II. A Canon for Sally 2:39 (17 Jun 2022)
  13. Three Miniatures for Solo Violin: III. Lauer Lied 2:35 (17 Jun 2022)
  14. Sortilèges 12:47 (May 2024)
  15. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: I. Spell 1:02 (May 2024)
  16. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: II. Knots 0:34 (May 2024)
  17. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: III. In the Mirror 0:44 (May 2024)
  18. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: IV. Interruptions 1:48 (May 2024)
  19. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: V. Song 1:36 (May 2024)
  20. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: VI. Hammers 1:29 (May 2024)
  21. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: VII. Alone 1:28 (May 2024)
  22. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: VIII. Mosaic 1:14 (May 2024)
  23. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: IX. Around the Corner 1:55 (May 2024)
  24. Piano Figures - Ten Short Pieces for Piano: X. Whirling 0:45 (May 2024)
  25. Olicantus 3:52 (May 2024)
  26. 3 Studies for Piano: I. Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm 12:25 (May 2024)
  27. 3 Studies for Piano: II. Meditation on Haydn's Name 3:26 (May 2024)
  28. 3 Studies for Piano: III. Relativity Rag 5:09 (May 2024)
  29. Shadowlines - Six Canonic Preludes for Piano: I. Cantabile 1:26 (May 2024)
  30. Shadowlines - Six Canonic Preludes for Piano: II. Wild 1:27 (May 2024)
  31. Shadowlines - Six Canonic Preludes for Piano: III. Scherzando 1:14 (May 2024)
  32. Shadowlines - Six Canonic Preludes for Piano: IV. Tempestoso 2:24 (May 2024)
  33. Shadowlines - Six Canonic Preludes for Piano: V. Very Freely - Faster but Calm - Spacious and Solemn 6:00 (May 2024)
  34. Shadowlines - Six Canonic Preludes for Piano: VI. Gently Flowing, Flexible 3:10 (May 2024)

On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. At First Light: III 7:07 Gareth Hulse, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (1987)
  2. At First Light: I 2:12 Gareth Hulse, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (1987)
  3. At First Light: II 10:26 Gareth Hulse, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (1987)
  4. A Mind of Winter 9:15 Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Paul Archibald, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (1987)
  5. At First Light: III 7:08 London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (Jun 1990)
  6. Invention II 2:32 London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (Apr 1997)
  7. Antara 19:37 Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Sebastian Bell, Richard Blake, Ichiro Nodaïra, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (2000)
  8. Song Offerings: Fourth Song 7:28 Penelope Walmsley-Clark, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (2000)
  9. Song Offerings: First Song 2:45 Penelope Walmsley-Clark, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (2000)
  10. Song Offerings: Third Song 5:46 Penelope Walmsley-Clark, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (2000)
  11. Song Offerings: Second Song 2:36 Penelope Walmsley-Clark, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin (2000)
  12. Marsyas - Rhapsody For Trumpet, Percussion And Orchestra 17:32 Reinhold Friedrich, Gustavo Gimeno, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin (2012)
  13. Les Offrandes Oubliées, Méditation Symphonique Pour Orchestre: Extrêmement Lent 5:42 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin (2012)
  14. Les Offrandes Oubliées, Méditation Symphonique Pour Orchestre: Vif, Féroce, Désesperé, Haletant 3:08 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin (2012)
  15. Les Offrandes Oubliées, Méditation Symphonique Pour Orchestre: Très Lent, Doulereux, Profondément Triste 2:52 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin (2012)
  16. Written on Skin: Part One: Scene III: Chorus of Angels 2:01 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  17. Written on Skin: Part One: Scene V: The Protector and the Visitors – John and Marie 5:46 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  18. Written on Skin: Part Three: Scene XII: The Protector and Agnès 6:07 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  19. Written on Skin: Part One: Scene VI: Agnès and the Boy 8:26 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  20. Written on Skin: Part One: Scene IV: Agnès and the Boy 8:21 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  21. Written on Skin: Part Three: Scene XIV: The Protector and Agnès 8:20 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  22. Duet for Piano and Orchestra 12:05 Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  23. Written on Skin: Part Two: Scene X: Agnès and the Boy 5:26 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  24. Written on Skin: Part One: Scene I: Chorus of Angels 3:29 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  25. Written on Skin: Part Two: Scene VII: The Protector's Bad Dream 1:17 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  26. Written on Skin: Part Three: Scene XV: The Boy / Angel 1 5:16 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  27. Written on Skin: Part One: Scene II: The Protector, Agnès and the Boy 7:46 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  28. Written on Skin: Part Three: Scene XI: The Protector, Agnès and the Boy 4:06 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  29. Written on Skin: Part Three: Scene XIII: Chorus of Angels and the Protector 6:47 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  30. Written on Skin: Part Two: Scene IX: The Protector and the Boy 8:56 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  31. Written on Skin: Part Two: Scene VIII: The Protector and Agnès 8:25 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (2013)
  32. Kameny 33:44 SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Ensemble intercontemporain, George Benjamin, Florian Helgath (2016)
  33. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 3: I. How Can I Love You? 3:23 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  34. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 2, Scene 5: III. When a Man Will Be Cut Into Pieces 2:49 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  35. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 3: II. Here - Look - Is My Baby King 5:00 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Gyula Orendt, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  36. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 4: III. Then Stay in the Dark 3:03 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  37. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 2, Scene 6: V. Why Do I Feel Nothing 3:36 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Gyula Orendt, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  38. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 2, Scene 7: I. What Is the Music? 2:31 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  39. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 1: II. Not When You Grip My Neck 4:41 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Gyula Orendt, Peter Hoare, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)
  40. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 2, Scene 7: II. Let Me Explain to You the Entertainment 2:35 George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Samuel Boden, Barbara Hannigan, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (07 Jun 2019)

Instruments

  1. Three Studies for Solo Piano: III. Relativity Rag 5:36 George Benjamin (2004) piano
  2. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro straziando 8:59 George Benjamin (2004) piano
  3. Three Studies for Solo Piano: I. Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm 12:47 George Benjamin (2004) piano
  4. Piano Sonata: II. Lento 6:21 George Benjamin (2004) piano
  5. Piano Sonata: I. Vivace 7:10 George Benjamin (2004) piano
  6. Three Studies for Solo Piano: II. Meditation on Haydn's Name 3:16 George Benjamin (2004) piano

Vocals

  1. The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: The Devil's Song 0:42 George Benjamin, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen (14 Apr 2017) spoken vocals
  2. The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Music for Scene 2. Pastorale 4:54 George Benjamin, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen (14 Apr 2017) spoken vocals
  3. The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: Royal March 7:14 George Benjamin, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Harriet Walter, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen (14 Apr 2017) spoken vocals
  4. The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Music for Scene 1. Airs by a Stream 6:51 George Benjamin, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Harriet Walter, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen (14 Apr 2017) spoken vocals

Credited as (47)

  1. George Benjamin
  2. London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin
  3. George Benjamin; Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit
  4. Stravinsky; Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Harriet Walter, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, George Benjamin
  5. George Benjamin, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Harriet Walter, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  6. George Benjamin, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  7. George Benjamin, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  8. George Benjamin; London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder
  9. Gareth Hulse, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin
  10. Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Paul Archibald, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin
  11. Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Sebastian Bell, Richard Blake, Ichiro Nodaïra, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin
  12. George Benjamin, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Christopher Purves, Rebecca Jo Loeb, Allan Clayton, Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin
  13. Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin
  14. Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin
  15. George Benjamin; Ensemble Modern & Franck Ollu
  16. Wolfgang Rihm, Morton Feldman, Jean Barraqué, Luciano Berio, George Benjamin, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luigi Nono; Carolin Widmann, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Mario Venzago
  17. SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Ensemble intercontemporain, George Benjamin, Florian Helgath
  18. Bartók, Penderecki, Benjamin, Carter, Kurtág; Tamsin Waley-Cohen
  19. Jonathan Harvey; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Péter Eötvös, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin
  20. Penelope Walmsley-Clark, London Sinfonietta, George Benjamin
  21. Eugène Ysaÿe, George Benjamin, Hildegard von Bingen, George Enescu, Johann Sebastian Bach; Carolin Widmann
  22. Dowland; Benjamin; Sit Fast
  23. Benjamin
  24. Reinhold Friedrich, Gustavo Gimeno, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin
  25. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin
  26. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Peter Hoare, Stéphane Degout, Gyula Orendt, Barbara Hannigan, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  27. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Gyula Orendt, Peter Hoare, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  28. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Gyula Orendt, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  29. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  30. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Krisztina Szabó, Barbara Hannigan, Jennifer France, Peter Hoare, Andri Björn Róbertsson, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  31. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Samuel Boden, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  32. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  33. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Gyula Orendt, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  34. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Jennifer France, Krisztina Szabó, Peter Hoare, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  35. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  36. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  37. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Andri Björn Róbertsson, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  38. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  39. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Stéphane Degout, Gyula Orendt, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  40. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Stéphane Degout, Jennifer France, Krisztina Szabó, Gyula Orendt, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  41. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Gyula Orendt, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  42. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, Samuel Boden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  43. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Samuel Boden, Barbara Hannigan, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  44. George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Peter Hoare, Samuel Boden, Jennifer France, Krisztina Szabó, Andri Björn Róbertsson, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
  45. George Benjamin; Erik Bertsch

Works (88)

Composed

  1. Altitude (1977)
  2. Piano Sonata: I. Vivace (1979)
  3. Piano Sonata: II. Lento (1979)
  4. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro straziando (1979)
  5. Piano Sonata (1979)
  6. Ringed by the Flat Horizon (1980)
  7. A Mind of Winter (1980)
  8. Three Studies for Solo Piano (1982 - 1985)
  9. At First Light: III. (1982)
  10. At First Light (1982)
  11. Three Studies for Solo Piano: II. Meditation on Haydn's Name (1982)
  12. At First Light: I. (1982)
  13. At First Light: II. (1982)
  14. Three Studies for Solo Piano: III. Relativity Rag (1984)
  15. Antara (Oct 1985 - Mar 1987)
  16. Panorama (Nov 1985)
  17. Three Studies for Solo Piano: I. Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm (1985)
  18. Sudden Time (1989 - 1993)
  19. Three Inventions: No. 2 (1993 - 1995)
  20. Three Inventions: No. 3 (1993 - 1995)
  21. Three Inventions: No. 1 (1993 - 1995)
  22. Three Inventions (1993 - 1995)
  23. Sometime Voices (1996)
  24. Viola, Viola (1997)
  25. Palimpsests (2000 - 2002)
  26. Palimpsest I (2000)
  27. Three Miniatures: No. 3. Lauer Lied (2001)
  28. Three Miniatures: No. 2. A Canon for Sally (2001)
  29. Three Miniatures: No. 1. A Lullaby for Lalit (2001)
  30. Three Miniatures (2001)
  31. Shadowlines (2001)
  32. Shadowlines: I. Cantabile (2001)
  33. Shadowlines: II. Wild (2001)
  34. Shadowlines: III. Scherzando (2001)
  35. Shadowlines: IV. Tempestoso (2001)
  36. Shadowlines: V. Very freely, solemn and spacious (2001)
  37. Shadowlines: VI. Gently flowing, flexible (2001)
  38. Palimpsest II (2002)
  39. Piano Figures (2004)
  40. Dance Figures (2004)
  41. Duet (2008)
  42. Concerto for Orchestra
  43. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 1: I. It's Nothing to Do With Loving a Man
  44. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 1: II. Not When You Grip My Neck
  45. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 1: III. Don't Call Him Nothing
  46. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 2: I. Who Are These People, Mortimer?
  47. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 2: II. My Husband Died
  48. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 2: III. Bring Me a Cup of Vinegar
  49. Lessons in Love and Violence: Part 1, Scene 2: IV. Why Do the Poor Sleep Three in a Bed
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Orchestrated

  1. Canon and Fugue from The Art of Fugue (2007)
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Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80042707
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80042707
  3. https://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/13462.html
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/120557568
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13945016j

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/145196

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/212272

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001659523

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1654564/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/46951536

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945633