The CD Klaas de Vries is available to listen to on Spotify and can also be ordered via this form. With previous recordings, Cappella Amsterdam has received high praise from both audiences and critics.
works
Works by composer Klaas de Vries
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1998)
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Movement 1
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Movement 2
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Movement 3
Performers
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ellen Corver, piano
Peter Eötvös, conductor
Stimmen – Engführung (for mixed choir a cappella and electronic sounds, 1996)
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Schicksalslied
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Stimmen – Engführung
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Ermunterung
Performers
René Uijlenhoet, electronics
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss, conductor
review
Jan. 26, Opus Klassiek
“The three-movement Piano Concerto from 1998 is a masterpiece, featuring the distinctive characteristics of Klaas de Vries’s musical language, which balances structure and expression, is highly chromatic, with extremely refined harmonic interactions and a wealth of tonal colors, alongside an exceptionally keen ear for detail.” – Aart van der Wal
about Klaas de Vries
Klaas de Vries (b. 1944) is a Dutch composer of contemporary music. He studied composition at the Rotterdam Conservatory and later in The Hague and Germany. De Vries taught composition and music theory for many years, including in Rotterdam. His work is often inspired by literature and philosophy, which can be heard in his orchestral pieces, chamber music, and operas. For his significant contributions to Dutch music, he has been awarded the Matthijs Vermeulen Prize twice, one of the Netherlands’ most prestigious honors for contemporary music.
