Monthly Archives: May 2024

Our author Eva Rieger, professor, musicologist and author, was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on April 9. Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth presented the Federal Cross of Merit to personalities from the cultural sector at the Federal Chancellery. The Order of Merit is the highest award of the Federal Republic of Germany.
As a musicologist, Eva Rieger was one of the first to examine the social and cultural history of women in music culture.
In 1981, Eva Rieger published the groundbreaking study that laid the foundation for the investigation of the inadequate representation of female musicians in music culture. Published by Furore Verlag under the title “Frau, Musik und Männerherrschaft”, this work marked a significant milestone. Since then, Rieger has not only dealt with general studies on music education, but has also focused on gender-specific topics. Her publications range from the role of women in music history to feminist music theory, making her a prominent voice in the field. Her work has made an important contribution to raising awareness of equality for female musicians and drawing attention to the challenges they face.

The award of the Federal Cross of Merit underlines the recognition of her …

A new recording of Carmen Cârneci’s music piece “Origami with Blackbirds” (2014/16) for solo flute, presented by the Ensemble JungeMusik Berlin under the direction of Helmut Zapf, is now available on YouTube. The work has been published by Furore Verlag under the number fue 10212.
As part of Klangwerkstatt Berlin – Festival for New Music 2023, the concert “Tafelmusik und Mittagsimbiss aus Rumänien” was performed and recorded on 17.11.2023 at Kunstquartier Bethanien. Flutist Erik Drescher will play.
The Klangwerkstatt Berlin 2023 was organized by the Freundeskreis der Musikschule Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg e.V. in cooperation with the Musikschule Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.

Carmen Maria Cârneci: Origami with Blackbirds (2014/16)
Following the pattern of the song of a black bird, the third piece of the Origami cycle was composed as a continuous melody that carries characteristics such as motif and rhythmic inventiveness within the framework of an elastic tempo that allows the player a certain freedom. Made, remade, tied, untied, the many angled and asymmetrical origami-like folds create a constantly reinvented, expository music with a merely tranquil sound driven here and there by dynamic episodes. Particular attention has been paid to timbre/instrumental colors and effects, which in this piece are considered both a feature of contemporary music and a …

Barbara Mayers faszinierendes Stück “Discurso Poético” (2022, inspiriert von einem nordbrasilianischen „Martelo agalopado“) aus der Edition des Furore Verlags “Wirf deine Angst in die Luft. Werke für Gitarre (und Singstimme): Ein Konzertprojekt von Stefan Barcsay” ist nun zum Nachhören auf YouTube zu erleben. Das Stück wurde vom Gitarristen Stefan Barsay interpretiert, auf dessen Initiative auch das das Konzertpojekt und die Edition zu “Wirf deine Angst in die Luft”  entstanden ist.
Im Rahmen des “Artist Award Winners’ Concert in Augsburg, Germany” wurden mit der Unterstützung des Kulturamts der Stadt Augsburg Werke von den zeitgenössischen Komponist*innen Gerald Fiebig, Richard Heller und Barbara Mayer aufgeführt.
Die Aufnahme wurde eingefangen von Georg Sturm von der Fa. Sturm&Sterne event technologies. Wir wünschen viel Spaß beim Reinhören!

Barbara Mayer’s fascinating piece “Discurso Poético” (2022, inspired by a northern Brazilian “Martelo agalopado”) from Furore Verlag’s edition “Wirf deine Angst in die Luft. Works for guitar (and voice): A concert project by Stefan Barcsay” is now available to listen to on YouTube. The piece was interpreted by guitarist Stefan Barsay, on whose initiative the concert project and the edition of “Wirf deine Angst in die Luft” was created.
As part of the “Artist Award Winners’ Concert in …