Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Mauricio Kagel
Sign in to saveArgentine-German composer (1931-2008)
OverviewAI-generated
Mauricio Kagel was an Argentine composer, film director, conductor, and university teacher. Born in Buenos Aires on December 24, 1931, he worked in Cologne and studied under Juan Carlos Paz and Vincenzo Scaramuzza. His professional focus included music composing, music education, instrumental music, and experimental music, with a specific genre interest in opera. He spoke German and was affiliated with the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
Kagel received the Erasmus Prize, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, the Grimme-Preis, and the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia. He was a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and participated in documenta 8. His recordings were released by Deutsche Grammophon. He died in Cologne on September 18, 2008.
Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film & TV
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) was an Argentine-German composer, conductor, librettist and director. His oeuvre includes instrumental music and works for music theater, as well as the composition and production of radio plays and films. He made an important contribution to New Music in the second half of the 20th century.
Known for
- Ludwig van1970
- Grimme Award — Self1964
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1931
- Active to
- 2008
Discography
- Kagel: Phantasie für Orgel mit Obbligati / Allende-Blin: Sonorités / Ligeti: Volumina / Étude Nr. 1 (»Harmonies«)1968
- Match Für 3 Spieler / Musik Für Renaissance-Instrumente1968
- Hallelujah / Für Stimmen (...Missa Est)1969
- Der Schall1970
- Acustica1972
- "Rrrrrrr..." 8 Orgelstücke / 10 Märsche um den Sieg zu verfehlen1985
- The Arditti String Quartet Edition: Mauricio Kagel 11991
- Variété1992
- Exotica1993
- Exotica / Tactil1994
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16,370
- Total plays
- 99,619
Tags
Mauricio Kagel (born in Buenos Aires, December 24, 1931, died in Cologne, September 18, 2008) was an Argentine composer who has lived in Germany for most of his career. He was most famous for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance. Many of his pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers, such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing, to make their stage entrances in a particular way, to physically interact with other performers and s
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mauricio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires
- Place of death
- Cologne
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Grimme-Preis
- Participant in
- documenta 8
- Student of
- Vincenzo Scaramuzza
- Genre
- opera
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Official website
- www.mauricio-kagel.com/gb/biografy.html
- Image
- Mauricio Kagel (1985).jpg
- Work location
- Cologne
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1931-12-24
- date of death
- 2008-09-18
- member of
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- Commons category
- Mauricio Kagel
- P12674
- Rüdiger Frank
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0