Short bio Karlheinz Essl
Full biography Karlheinz Essl
Karlheinz Essl is an Austrian composer, performer, and sound artist born on August 15th, 1960. He is renowned for working in a variety of genres and mediums, including experimental and electronic music, as well as instrumental and multimedia works. Essl has studied composition with Friedrich Cerha and musicology in Vienna and has worked with various artists and groups such as "Libraries of the Mind" and writer Andreas Okopenko.
Essl's compositions often incorporate innovative techniques and technologies , and he has made significant contributions to the field of live electronics. He is also known for his work with toy pianos, which he began experimenting with in the early 2000s. His most famous toy piano work is "whatever shall be," written in 2010 for toy piano, dreidel, chopsticks, and electronics.
Essl has written a variety of instrumental works as well, including "Gold.Berg.Werk," a reimagining of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. He has also worked in multimedia, creating audio-visual installations and collaborating with video artists.
Overall, Karlheinz Essl is a versatile and innovative composer who has made significant contributions to the world of contemporary music. His works encompass a wide range of forms and styles, and his use of cutting-edge technologies and techniques makes his music truly unique.
Compositions featuring Karlheinz Essl
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blurred, for ensemble | 15:29 min | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| 2 | Whatever Shall Be, for toy piano, dreidel, chopstick, music box & electronics | 8:52 min | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| 3 | Kalimba, for toy piano & CD | 5:22 min | Keyboard | 2005 |
| 4 | More or Less, version for violin, saxophone, piano, percussion & computer | 16:56 min | Chamber Music | 1999 |
| 5 | Gold.Berg.Werk, for string trio & live electronics | 58:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 6 | Take the C train, for piano | 0:57 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Karlheinz Essl
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Karlheinz Essl, Wolfgang Kogert – Organo/Logics(CD, Album) | 2023 | Col Legno Music |
| 2 |  |
Martin Mallaun And Karlheinz Esssl – Ruderals | 2014 | Nachtstück Records |
| 3 |  |
Karlheinz Essl, Isabel Ettenauer – Whatever Shall Be(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2013 | Edition Eirelav |
| 4 |  |
Karlheinz Essl, Víctor Trescolí – Not A Toy(4×File, MP3) | 2012 | Audiotalaia |
| 5 |  |
Ensemble XX. Jahrhundert : Thomas Heinisch | Wolfgang Liebhart | Karlheinz Essl | Hannes Heher | Jorge Sánchez-Chiong – 21st Century Portraits(CD, Album) | 2012 | Capriccio (2) |
| 6 |  |
Karlheinz Essl, Johann Sebastian Bach – Gold.Berg.Werk(CD, Album, Enhanced, DVD, DVD-Video) | 2008 | Preiser Records |
| 7 |  |
Birtwistle · Davies · Wuorinen · Kröll · Essl - ensemble recherche – Renaissance Transcriptions(CD, Album) | 2008 | Coviello Contemporary |
| 8 |  |
ensemble Intégrales - Wolfram Schurig, Wolfgang Suppan, Karlheinz Essl, Christof Dienz, Bernhard Gander – Alpenglühen(CD, ) | 2008 | col legno |
| 9 |  |
SNDT®X(11×File, MP3, Album) | 2008 | Two Left Hands On Two Right Arms |
| 10 |  |
exxj ensemble xx. jahrhundert : Staud • Urbanner • Essl • Klein – Soundscapes 4 Advanced(CD, Album) | 2007 | Gramola |
| 11 |  |
Michael Amann, Magnar Åm, Cordula Bösze, Boris Hauf, Manuel De Roo, Michael Edwards, Karlheinz Essl, Isabel Ettenauer, Ernst Helmuth Flammer, Wolfgang Fuchs (2), Annelie Gahl, arnold haberl, Hartwig Hochmair, Klaus Hollinetz, Stefan David Hummel, Julia Kl | 2005 | ein_klang records |
| 12 |  |
Seelewaschen(CD, Album) | 2004 | Not On Label |
| 13 |  |
Grids(File, MP3, Single) | 2002 | Tu M'p3 |
| 14 |  |
©Rude(CD, Album) | 2001 | KHE |
| 15 |  |
Von Einem • Cerha • Schwertsik • Eröd • Gruber • Kühr • Furrer • Lauermann • Willi • Liebhart • Essl - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien – Neue Musik Aus Österreich(2×CD, ) | 1997 | ORF |
| 16 |  |
Rudiments(CD, Album) | 1995 | TONOS Musikverlags GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
| 17 |  |
Wagneriana - Three Deconstructions on Richard Wagner(3×File, FLAC) | - | Radical Matters |
Videos featuring Karlheinz Essl
Info: http://www.essl.at/records/whatever.
">whatever shall be: CD presentation
Video from the presentation of my new CD "whatever shall be" with music for toy instruments and live electronics, performed by Isabel Ettenauer at House of Music, Vienna (20 Oct 2013). Moderation: Erwin Uhrmann.
Info: http://www.essl.at/records/whatever.
Toy Piano: Isabel Ettenauer performing "Kalimba" by Karlheinz Essl
A live recording taken during the dress rehearsal of Isabel Ettenauer's toy piano solo recital at the Essl Museum in Klosterneuburg. "Kalimba" was composed by Karlheinz Essl for Isabel in 2005. This piece uses an electronic sound track that is played from
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