Songs of Wars I have seen
Staged Concert with words by Gertrude Stein

Photo London, Great Britain (2007)

Composed for the London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra in the Age of Enlightenment
(London / Southbank Centre)
conductor Sian Edwards


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Reviewss

  • What’s 400 years between composers? (EN)
    by Zach Carstensen
    The Gathering Note (US)
    http://www.gatheringnote.org/?p=6657
    10 March 2010
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  • Out with the Old, In with the New (EN)
    Praise for an Obscure German Composer
    by Brendan Kiley
    The Stranger (US)
    http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new/Content?oid=3583332
    9 March 2010
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  • A rare and stunning performance of musical poetry (EN)
    Seattle Chamber Players and Pacific Musicworks put on a striking version of 'Songs of Wars I Have Known'
    by Maria Coldwell
    crosscut.com Public Media (US)
    8 March 2010
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  • Varied influences cast a spell in collaboration (EN)
    'Songs of War' at On the Boards, Seattle
    by Michael Upchurch
    The Seattle Times (US)
    5 March 2010
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  • ...uncannily moving, its emotional reach unexpectedly deep (EN)
    by Paul Driver
    The Sunday Times (GB)
    3 May 2009
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  • London Sinfonietta/OAE/Tali (EN)
    Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
    by Andrew Clements
    The Guardian (GB)
    28 April 2009
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  • London Sinfonietta/OAE at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 (EN)
    by Geoff Brown
    The Times (GB)
    27 April 2009
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  • Classical preview: Heiner Goebbels, London (EN)
    by Andrew Clements
    The Guardian (GB)
    18 April 2009
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  • Gertrude Stein’s Texts as Songs Spoken by Instrumentalists (EN)
    Music Review 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen'
    by James R. Oestreich
    NY Times (US)
    21 January 2009
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  • High contrast (EN)
    by Rob Hubbard
    Pioneer Press (US)
    17 January 2009
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  • I Went To The House But Did Not Enter (DE)
    Heiner Goebbels zeigt ein vergnügliches Hohelied des Scheiterns.
    by Esther Boldt
    Journal Frankfurt
    Nr.20/2008
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  • Two Worlds Bridged (EN)
    The first performance of Heiner Goebbels' 'Songs of Wars I have Seen'
    by Malcolm Miller
    Music and Vision daily (GB)
    19 July 2007
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  • Songs of Wars I Have Seen (EN)
    Richard Morrison at Queen Elizabeth Hall
    The Boston Globe (US)
    16 July 2007
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  • Songs of Wars I Have Seen (EN)
    by Andrew Clements
    The Guardian (GB)
    14 July 2007
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  • Brilliant battle cries (EN)
    by Barry Millington
    Evening Standard (GB)
    13 July 2007
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Textss

  • About "Songs of Wars I Have Seen" (Interview, EN)
    with Jeremy M. Barker
    The Sunbreak (US)
    http://thesunbreak.com/2010/03/03/heiner-goebbels-talks-about-songs-of-wars-i-have-seen
    3 March 2010
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Future dates

  • 18 March 2011
    Lincoln Centre, New York (USA)