Richard Einhorn

Richard Einhorn ( born 1952 ) is an American composer.

Biography

Richard Einhorn began with 15 years as a founding member of " Alfonso ", a multimedia ensemble to compose. He studied composition and electronic music with Jack Beeson, and Vladimir Ussachevsky Mario Davidovsky. He completed his studies at Columbia University in 1975 with summa cum laude. He then worked at CBS Masterworks, where he produced, among other recordings by Meredith Monk, The New York Philharmonic, Jean -Pierre Rampal and Isaac Stern. Unicorn production of the Cello Suites by Bach with Yo- Yo Ma was awarded the Grammy for "Best Instrumental Recording". In 1982, he left CBS, in order to concentrate on his compositional activity.

Unicorn composed operas, chamber music, song cycles, ballets and film music. "Voices of Light", his "opera with silent film " the historical silent film " La Passion de Jeanne d' Arc ", was listed in the U.S. 150 times, including at the Avery Fisher Hall and the Kennedy Center, Opera House, Sydney ( Australia), Singapore, Johannesburg and Pretoria. For the New York City Ballet Unicorn composed the work " Red Angels ", whose premiere was broadcast live on television in 2002.

His 2008 work composed "The Origin " was premiered in February 2012 at the Konzerthaus " bell " in Bremen in Europe.

He also composed music for the documentary short film " Educating Peter" (HBO), who in 1992 won the Academy Award ( Oscar), as well as for Arthur Penn's thriller " Dead of Winter ( MGM) ". Unicorn soundtrack for "Fire - Eater " by Pirjo Honkasalo was awarded the Jussi (Finnish Academy Award for " Best Musical Score" ).

Unicorn lives with his wife, Amy Singer and daughter Miranda in New York City.

Works

  • The Origin of opera / oratorio inspired by Charles Darwin's life and work
  • Voices of Light soundtrack
  • Red Angels ballet
  • A Carnival of Miracles for four voices
  • Fire Eater soundtrack
  • The Prowler soundtrack
  • Freud and Dora: A Case of Hysteria opera in two acts
  • My Many Colored Days By Dr. Seuss for symphony orchestra and narrator
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