RAAFF an opera in two acts and an epilogue Commissioned
by the Netherlands Opera
libretto: Janine Brogt
with Danielle de Niese (soprano), Marcel Reijans (tenor),
Mark Tevis (tenor), Nieuw Ensemble, Lawrence Renes
(conductor) Etcetera label (KTC 1370)
Waiting for Miss Monroe (2011-2012)
An opera in three acts
Commissioned by the Netherlands Opera with financial support of the Fund for the Creation of Music
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Marc Albrecht, conducting
with Laura Aikin, Dale Duesing, John Tessier Challenge Classics (CC 72685)
Cello Concerto (final version, revised and edited, 2016)
for Cello solo and Orchestra
Commissioned by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fund for the Performing Arts
Dedicated to Marien van Staalen en Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Violin Concerto No 1 "Angelic echoes"(2008)
for Violin solo and Orchestra
Commissioned by the ZaterdagMatinee with financial support of
the Fund for the Creation of Music Dedicated to Tasmin Little and Jaap van Zweden
Tanglewood Tales (1997-2001)
for large orchestra
Premiered in the NTR ZaterdagMatinee in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam as Tanglewood Tales. I. Untangled Tales dedicated to George Benjamin II. Entangled Tales dedicated to Edo de Waard & Tony Fogg
Commissioned by Bostons Symphony Orchestraa/FCM of Tanglewood/Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Double Concerto for clarinet, bass clarinet and orchestra(1996-1997) Radio Kamerorkest, Peter Eötvös
(conductor)
Harmen de Boer, clarinet, Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet
Symphony No. 2 "Two worlds colliding" for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra(2010) Commissioned by the Fund for the Creation of Music
Dedicated to the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet and Kees Vlaardingerbroek
Raschèr Saxophone Quartet:
Christine Rall, Elliot Riley, Bruce Weinberger (replaced 2014 by Andreas van Zoelen)
Radio Kamer Filharmonie, Emilio Pomàrico
Symphony No. 3 'Illumination ... Eclipse'(2014-2015) For large orchestra
Het Gelders Orkest, Antonello Manacorda
Unisono for large orchestra(2002-2004) revision from 2015
"composers cut"
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ed Spanjaard, conductor
World premiere, December 16/17, 2004, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
In memoriam Dimitri Shostakovich (1994)
For 2 trumpets, 2 horns & orchestra
Recording remastered by the composer (7 October 2016)
Nederlands Balletorkest, Stefan Asbury
19 June 1996, Beurs van Berlage (Yakult Zaal), Amsterdam, 'Project Jonge Componisten'
Concerto for Orchestra (1999-2003)
For large orchestra
Composers Cut-series (Recording remastered and reedited by the composer in 2017
World Premiere on 19 April 2002, Anton Philipszaal, Den Haag, Residentie Orkest, Kristjan Järvi
World Premiere of the revised version: 20 February 2003 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin
CHAMBER
MUSIC:
Janneke van der Meer, violin
Wim de Jong, violin
Henk Guittart, viola
Viola de Hoog, cello
Harrie Starreveld, flute/piccolo
Harry Sparnaay, clarinet/bass clarinet
René Eckhardt, piano