Michel van der aa the book of disquiet

Online book the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa amazon english text mobile online original link read. The book of disquiet university calendar montclair. Among these were the pages that make up his posthumous masterpiece the book of disquiet an autobiography of his alter. His operas have been staged in more than a dozen countries, with after life andthe book of disquiet being regularly revived. Notable among these are the operas blank out 2016 and sunken garden 2012, as well as a music theater work based on portuguese writer fernando pessoas the book of. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. This music theatre for actor, ensemble and film as the composer describes it, caused quite a stir when it. A unique voice, he combines composition with film and stage. A groundbreaking production brings pessoas magmum opus to life on stage, instilling a productive and monumental disquiet in the audience. Music theatre for actor, ensemble, and film 2008 at the onassis cultural center. The premiere in the hafenhalle was the first in a series of three soldout. The festival programme will include the swiss premieres of the book of disquiet, upclose, hysterisis and blank out.

Licensed to youtube by cd baby on behalf of disquiet media. Ergon ensemble contemporary music athens the book of. Book of disquiet in lucerne and athens theatermachine. He has directed both the filmed and staged elements of all of these works. The premiere in the hafenhalle was the first in a series of three soldout performances.

A kaleidoscopic concept album centred around the theme of infinity. Unique musictheaterfilm piece the book of disquiet. The fragmentary, the incomplete is of the essence of pessoas spirit. His repertoire also includes concert works and chamber music for small ensemble, soloists, and soundtrack.

As if the earlier composer had internalised and rationalised the phlegmatic qualities of his more bravura attachments to sound. When portuguese poet fernando pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk filled with unfinished fragments. Available now on all platforms, with limited edition high definition vinyl double lp and cd also be available through disquiet media and bandcamp. The book of disquiet trailer music theatre for actor, ensemble and film. His operas have been staged in more than a dozen countries, with after life and the book of disquiet being regularly revived.

The book of disquiet is based on texts by the portuguese poet fernando pessoa 18881935. In may it was presented semistaged at the barbican centre in london. The book of disquietude was various books yet ultimately one book, with various authors yet ultimately one author, and even the word disquietude changes meaning as time passes. The innovative aspect of these operas is their use of film images and sampled soundtracks as an essential element of the score. Classical instruments, voices, electronic sound, actors, theatre and video are all seamless extensions of his musical vocabulary. More than 400 texts make up the book of disquiet, a mixture of aphorisms and autobiography, philosophy and dream diary, which gradually coheres into a portrait of their solitary, misanthropic writer. The book of disquiet, opera as one man, with films the. The book of disquiet, opera as one man, with films. Staging, film and music are interwoven into a collage of transparent layers, resulting in works that are partdocumentary, partphilosophy. Peak performances the book of disquiet the new yorker. When portuguese poet fernando pessoa died in 1935 he left behind a trunk filled with unfinished fragments a treasure trove of scribbled anecdotes and idle thoughts. A unique voice, he combines composition with film and stage direction, and script writing. His book of disquiet was a posthumously reconstructed autobiography of the alter ego bernando soares, described as a mutilation of pessoas own. The book of disquiet 2008, after life 20056 one 2002.