Who do you want to be
Instrumentation
Piano solo (org)
Gitar solo
Commissioned
by Susanne Kessel
Durata
ca. 2 min
About
“Who do you want to be” was commissioned by German pianist Susanne Kessel, who is the woman behind the megalomaniac project “250 piano pieces for Beethoven” – my piece is one of the 250.
Work description from “250 piano pieces for Beethoven’s” website:
“Who do we remember and who do we forget? And why? I wanted to write a piece that referenced something for piano by Beethoven that I had a personal connection to, but at the same time a piece that wasn’t solely about Beethoven. I set out to write a piece that looked at Beethoven and women in his life (his mother and family, women he wrote letters to and love interests) but in the end i focused on just one and the myths that surrounds her.”
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World Premiere
by Susanne Kessel at Frauenmuseum Bonn 2nd of February 2020
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Performances
Date | Performer(s) | Venue, city, country |
|---|---|---|
| 14.12.24 | Susanne Kessel | Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, Germany |
| 08.03.24 | Susanne Kessel | Sophienkirke, Wuppertal, Germany |
| 14.12.22 | asamisimasa | Resonans Chamber Music Series, Gjøvik, Norway |
| 21.02.20 | Susanne Kessel | Sophienkirke, Wuppertal, Germany |
| 20.02.20 | Susanne Kessel | Hotel Collegium Leoninum, Bonn, Germany |
| 02.02.20 | Susanne Kessel | Frauenmuseum, Bonn, Germany |