About Bert Poulheim
Lived 1952 – 2006 (aged 53–54). Bert Poulheim was a German composer, bassoonist and musician.
Bert Poulheim (1952–2006) was a German composer.
Life Poulheim was a student of Ruth Zechlin. In 1977, his work Die Uraufführung was premiered at the Club der Kulturschaffenden in Berlin. In 1979, he was awarded the Hanns Eisler Prize. In 1987, the premiere of the musical comedy Zug um Zug (text Hansjörg Schneider) took place at the Zeitz Theatre.
In 2007, the Bert Poulheim & Marion Violet Foundation was established.
Work Symphony No. 1 (1978) Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (1979) Virtuoses for viola and piano (1977) Zeitspiele for solo flute (1982) Capriccio for bassoon and piano (1995) Impressions for bassoon and piano No wind music, but music for five winds for wind quintet (1983) Turkish Fantasy for four trombones and tuba (1987) Four Miniatures for three trombones (1980) Facets for piano Am Samovar for voice and guitar Songs of a Year on texts from ancient Japanese poetry for mezzo-soprano and piano (1980) The Silent Carousel on texts by Marion Violet for mezzo-soprano and piano
Recordings 1978: Virtuoses für Viola und Klavier (Nova) with Alfred Lipka and Dieter Brauer 1982: Fagottkonzert (Nova) with the Halleschen Philharmonie directed by Olaf Koch 2000: Swinging Trombones (Koch-Schwann) with the Berlin Trombone Quintet 2002: Das Stumme Karussell with Marion Violet and the Ensemble Capriccio Nova
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German composer
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Bert Poulheim was born in 1952 in Berlin.
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Bert Poulheim died in 2006.
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Bert Poulheim was a composer, bassoonist and musician.
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